Haemonetics Corporation
Methods and Devices for the Enrichment of Immunoglobulin from Blood

Abstract:

In some embodiments, the invention provides a method for extracting at least 55% of immunoglobulin such as IgG present in a biological fluid from the biological fluid, comprising contacting a biological fluid suspected of containing immunoglobulin with a solid support covalently bonded to a ligand that specifically binds to immunoglobulin under conditions sufficient for non-covalent binding of immunoglobulin to the ligand; and contacting the solid support with an elution solution under condition whereby the non-covalently bound immunoglobulin is released from the ligand and into the elution solution, wherein at least 55% of the IgG present in the biological fluid is extracted into the elution solution. In some embodiments, the invention provides a method for enriching immunoglobulin from a biological fluid comprising obtaining an initial biological fluid suspected of containing immunoglobulin and removing non-immunoglobulin components naturally occurring in the initial biological fluid to obtain a non-immunoglobulin component-reduced biological fluid. The invention further provides a containers, such as a bags and columns, and apheresis systems for performing or use in the methods.