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Boli Fan

Researcher at Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

Publications -  4
Citations -  1104

Boli Fan is an academic researcher from Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Antibody & B cell. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 945 citations. Previous affiliations of Boli Fan include McGill University.

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B cell depletion therapy ameliorates autoimmune disease through ablation of IL-6–producing B cells

TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate that BCDT alleviates central nervous system autoimmunity through ablation of IL-6secreting pathogenic B cells, which is a major mechanism of B cell-driven pathogenesis in T cell-mediated autoimmune disease.
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Abnormal B-cell cytokine responses a trigger of T-cell-mediated disease in MS?

TL;DR: To study antibody‐independent contributions of B cells to inflammatory disease activity, and the immune consequences of B‐cell depletion with rituximab, in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Secretory products of multiple sclerosis B cells are cytotoxic to oligodendroglia in vitro

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that B cells from patients with RRMS but not NC secrete one or more factors toxic to OL, and it is possible that such factors produced by peripheral blood B cells when within the CNS could contribute to demyelination in MS patients.
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Serial combination therapy: is immune modulation in multiple sclerosis enhanced by initial immune suppression?:

TL;DR: The enhanced efficacy of mitoxantrone–GA combination regimen was associated with decreased, rather than increased, efficiency of shifting the GA-reactive IgG1/IgG4 antibody profile, providing important insights into mechanisms of combination therapy and therapeutic strategies for autoimmune diseases.