Intravenous immunoglobulin for rheumatic diseases

Record ID 32014000467
English
Authors' recommendations: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy is used to provide passive immunity or to alter the immune response by increasing an individual's antibody titers and antigen-antibody reaction potential. IVIG has been investigated as a treatment for patients with rheumatic diseases, with the goals of alleviating symptoms and inducing sustained remissions from disease activity through anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2014
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: United States
MeSH Terms
  • Autoimmune Diseases
  • Rheumatic Diseases
Contact
Organisation Name: HAYES, Inc.
Contact Address: 157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218
Contact Name: saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Contact Email: saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Copyright: 2014 Winifred S. Hayes, Inc
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