Medical Pharmacology: Immunopharmacology and Janus kinase Inhibitors (JAK Inhibitors)

"Rituximab mechanisms of action"

Legend: "Rituximab mechanisms of action; the three major independent mechanisms are (1) antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), (2) complement mediated cytotoxicity (CMC), and (3) apoptosis." Attribution: Seyfizadeh, N., et al., A molecular perspective on rituximab: A monoclonal antibody for B cell non Hodgkin lymphoma and other affections. Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology. 97: p. 275-290., CC BY 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rituximab_mechanisms_of_action.jpg

"Rituximab mechanisms of action"

Legend: "Rituximab mechanisms of action; the three major independent mechanisms are (1) antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), (2) complement mediated cytotoxicity (CMC), and (3) apoptosis."
Attribution: Seyfizadeh, N., et al., A molecular perspective on rituximab: A monoclonal antibody for B cell non Hodgkin lymphoma and other affections. Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology. 97: p. 275-290., CC BY 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons
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