How we treat primary immune thrombocytopenia in adults

X Liu, Y Hou, M Hou - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an immune-mediated bleeding disorder
characterized by decreased platelet counts and an increased risk of bleeding. Multiple …

Pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia

S Audia, M Mahévas, M Samson, B Godeau… - Autoimmunity …, 2017 - Elsevier
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare autoimmune disease due to an abnormal T cell
response, notably supported by splenic T follicular helper cells, that stimulates the …

Emerging role of the spleen in the pharmacokinetics of monoclonal antibodies, nanoparticles and exosomes

M Cataldi, C Vigliotti, T Mosca, MR Cammarota… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
After being absorbed, drugs distribute in the body in part to reach target tissues, in part to be
disposed in tissues where they do not exert clinically-relevant effects. Therapeutically …

Identifying and treating refractory ITP: difficulty in diagnosis and role of combination treatment

O Miltiadous, M Hou, JB Bussel - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is the most common acquired thrombocytopenia after
chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia. Existing guidelines describe the management …

Splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenia: down but not out

S Chaturvedi, DM Arnold… - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Splenectomy is an effective therapy for steroid-refractory or dependent immune
thrombocytopenia (ITP). With the advent of medical alternatives such as rituximab and …

Plasma cell survival in the absence of B cell memory

E Hammarlund, A Thomas, IJ Amanna… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Pre-existing serum antibodies play an important role in vaccine-mediated protection against
infection but the underlying mechanisms of immune memory are unclear. Clinical studies …

Persistence of long-lived plasma cells and humoral immunity in individuals responding to CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy

VG Bhoj, D Arhontoulis, G Wertheim… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
The mechanisms underlying the maintenance of long-lasting humoral immunity are not well
understood. Studies in mice indicate that plasma cells (PCs) can survive up to a lifetime …

Comparison of the response to rituximab between myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein and aquaporin‐4 antibody diseases

P Durozard, A Rico, C Boutiere, A Maarouf… - Annals of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare response to rituximab (RTX) between adult patients positive for
myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) and aquaporin‐4 (AQP4) antibodies. Methods …

Ectopic lymphoid neogenesis in rheumatic autoimmune diseases

M Bombardieri, M Lewis, C Pitzalis - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2017 - nature.com
Ectopic lymphoid neogenesis often occurs in the target tissues of patients with chronic
rheumatic autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren syndrome and other …

CD20 as a gatekeeper of the resting state of human B cells

K Kläsener, J Jellusova, G Andrieux… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
CD20 is a B cell-specific membrane protein and represents an attractive target for
therapeutic antibodies. Despite widespread usage of anti-CD20 antibodies for B cell …