Immunoadsorption

Immunoadsorption is an alternative blood purification technique[1] used to eliminate pathogenic antibodies[2][3][4]

The technique shows results with rare side effects and a maximum elimination of pathogenic immunoglobulins from the blood.[1][5][6][7][8][9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Koziolek, Michael J; Tampe, Desiree; Bähr, Matthias; Dihazi, Hassan; Jung, Klaus; Fitzner, Dirk; Klingel, Reinhard; Müller, Gerhard A; Kitze, Bernd (2012). "Immunoadsorption therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis with steroid-refractory optical neuritis". Journal of Neuroinflammation 9: 80. doi:10.1186/1742-2094-9-80. PMC 3418188. PMID 22537481.
  2. Ikeda, Uichi; Kasai, Hiroki; Izawa, Atsushi; Koyama, Jun; Yazaki, Yoshikazu; Takahashi, Masafumi; Higuchi, Makoto; Koh, Chang-Sung; Yamamoto, Keiji (2008). "Immunoadsorption Therapy for Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure". Current Cardiology Reviews 4 (3): 219–22. doi:10.2174/157340308785160534. PMC 2780823. PMID 19936198.
  3. Hohenstein, B.; Bornstein, S.R.; Aringer, M. (2013). "Immunoadsorption for connective tissue disease". Atherosclerosis Supplements 14 (1): 185–9. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosissup.2012.10.034. PMID 23357163.
  4. Terman, Davids.; Buffaloe, George; Cook, Gary; Sullivan, Michael; Mattioli, Carlos; Tillquist, Richard; Carlos Ayus, Juan (1979). "Extracorporeal Immunoadsorption: Initial Experience in Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus". The Lancet 314 (8147): 824. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(79)92177-9.
  5. Griveas, Ioannis; Visvardis, Georgios; Skoura, L; Iniotaki, A; Papadopoulou, D; Sakellariou, G (2010). "Immunoadsorption in Highly-Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients". Balkan Military Medical Review (Periodical of Balkan Military Medical Committee) 13 (2): 47–50.
  6. "Highly efficient removal of antibodies in diseases with impaired immune response". Fresenius.
  7. HW Jr Snyder; Cochran, SK; Balint Jr, JP; Bertram, JH; Mittelman, A; Guthrie Jr, TH; Jones, FR (1992-05-01). "Experience with protein A-immunoadsorption in treatment-resistant adult immune thrombocytopenic purpura". Blood 79 (9): 2237–45. PMID 1571540.
  8. Schneider, KM (1998). "Plasmapheresis and immunoadsorption: Different techniques and their current role in medical therapy". Kidney international. Supplement 64: S61–5. PMID 9475492.
  9. Schwenger, V.; Morath, C. (2010). "Immunoadsorption in nephrology and kidney transplantation". Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 25 (8): 2407. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfq264.

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