IMMOBILIZED PEPSIN FOR REMOVING BLOOD IMMUNE COMPLEX AND METHOD FOR REMOVING BLOOD IMMUNE COMPLEX USING IMMOBILIZED PEPSIN

摘要

PCT No. PCT/JP82/00212 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 15, 1983 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 15, 1983 PCT Filed May 31, 1982 PCT Pub. No. WO83/04180 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 8, 1983.The present invention relates to immobilized pepsin for use in removing immune complex which comprises pepsin fixed on a suitable carrier, and to a process for removing immune complex which comprises bringing blood or plasma from a patient suffering from an immune complex disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic erythematosus, into contact with the immobilized pepsin.