[Today's apheresis therapy].
Recent apheresis therapy is developing day by day. Now we can say that we do not achieve suitable treatment without an apheresis technology. Acute and chronic renal failure, severe hepatic failure, acute necrotic pancreatitis and MOS are not able to treat without haemodialysis (HD), haemofiltration (HF) and plasma exchange (PE). Immunomodulation for immune complex diseases and removing of pathologic antibodies are controlled by this technique. In the near future, it will play an important role for controlling of xenotransplantation. LDL apheresis for hyperlipidemia is very effective in cleaning the blood, and the prevention of ASO, angina syndrome and coronary disease is discussed. LAK therapy and immune therapy using apheresis technique have been effective for cancer and it will be developed moreover. Lastly, apheresis used to prevent aging is the music of the future.
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Department of Surgery, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Japan.
D000818:Animals; D001781:Blood Component Removal; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007105:Immune Complex Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous