Immunoadsorption and plasma exchange-Efficient treatment options for neurological autoimmune diseases.

Simone Cosima Boedecker-LipsFelix LuessiSinah EngelDaniel KrausPascal KlimpkeStefan HoltzMyriam MeinekPaul MarczynskiArndt WeinmannJulia Weinmann-Menke

Published in: Journal of clinical apheresis (2021)

In summary, both IA and TPE were effective and safe procedures for treating neurological autoimmune diseases. However, there was a trend towards longer therapy response in patients treated with IA compared to TPE, possibly related to a reduction in plasma levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines seen only in the IA-treated group.

Keyphrases

cerebral ischemia
stem cells
newly diagnosed
bone marrow
blood brain barrier
subarachnoid hemorrhage