Use of Adsorbent and of apparatus for removing autoantibodies.

摘要

An adsorbent for an autoantibody or immune complex produced by combining an autoantibody with its homologous antigen, which comprises a water-insoluble porous material and a compound having an anionic functional group immobilized onto said material, an apparatus for removing an autoantibody or immune complex thereof using the above-mentioned adsorbent and a method for removing an autoantibody or immune complex thereof from body fluid by passing body fluid through the above-mentioned removing apparatus, and use of the above-mentioned adsorbent for removing an autoantibody or immune complex thereof. According to the present invention, the autoantibody or immune complex thereof can be selectively removed from body fluid without removing useful components in body fluid.