B cells and immunoglobulins dependent mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis: a possible rationale of the extracorporeal immunomodulation for rheumatoid arthritis

Ther Apher. 2002 Aug;6(4):317-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1526-0968.2002.00437.x.

Abstract

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have several options for treatment nowadays, although we do not know what types of therapies are effective for these patients because RA is a very heterogenous disease. We discuss several possible mechanisms of RA in this review and explain one possible scenario of autoantibodies dependent arthritis confirmed by anti-glucose-6-phosphate isomerase antibodies. We also propose several efficacious treatments for treating these patients as made-to-order therapies.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / therapy
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Immunoglobulins / immunology*
  • Mice

Substances

  • Immunoglobulins