Autoreactive plasmablasts after B cell depletion with rituximab and relapses in ANCA-associated vasculitis.
Alvise BertiSophie HillionMaximilian Ferdinand KonigMarta Casal MouraAmber M HummelEva CarmonaTobias PeikertFernando C FervenzaCees G M KallenbergCarol A LangfordPeter A MerkelPaul A MonachPhilip SeoRobert F SpieraPaul BrunettaE William St ClairKristina M HarrisJohn H StoneGuido GrandiJacques-Olivier PersUlrich SpecksDivi CornecPublished in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2022)
The composition of autoreactive B cell pool varies significantly following rituximab treatment in AAV, and early plasmablast enrichment within the autoreactive pool is associated with future relapses.