Arthritis Research & Therapy

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Rituximab therapy reduces activated B cells in both the peripheral blood and bone marrow of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: depletion of memory B cells correlates with clinical response

Magda Nakou, Georgios Katsikas, Prodromos Sidiropoulos, George Bertsias, Eva Papadimitraki, Amalia Raptopoulou, Helen Koutala, Helen A Papadaki, Herakles Kritikos and Dimitrios T Boumpas*

Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11:R131 doi:10.1186/ar2798

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Rituximab treatment in rheumatoid arthritis: how does it work?

Maria JH Boumans, Paul P Tak Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11:134 (24 November 2009)