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We undertook this study to investigate the global molecular effects of rituximab in synovial biopsy samples obtained from anti\u2010TNF\u2013resistant RA patients before and after administration of the drug.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Paired synovial biopsy samples were obtained from the affected knee of anti\u2010TNF\u2013resistant RA patients before (time 0) and 12 weeks after (time 12) initiation of rituximab therapy. Total RNA was extracted, labeled according to standard Affymetrix procedures, and hybridized on GeneChip HGU133 Plus 2.0 slides. Immunohistochemistry and quantitative real\u2010time reverse transcriptase\u2013polymerase chain reaction experiments were performed to confirm the differential expression of selected transcripts.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>According to Student's paired <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\u2010tests, 549 of 54,675 investigated probe sets were differentially expressed between time 0 and time 12. Pathway analysis revealed that genes down\u2010regulated between time 0 and time 12 were significantly enriched in immunoglobulin genes and genes involved in chemotaxis, leukocyte activation, and immune responses (Gene Ontology annotations). In contrast, genes up\u2010regulated between time 0 and time 12 were significantly enriched in transcripts involved in cell development (Gene Ontology annotation) and wound healing (Gene Set Enrichment Analysis). At baseline, higher synovial expression of immunoglobulin genes was associated with response to therapy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Rituximab displays unique effects on global gene expression profiles in the synovial tissue of RA patients. 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