- What's the difference between plasma therapy and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)?
- Is there any side effect of IVIG?
- How IVIG works in treatment of COVID-19?
- Who invented this technique?
- Is intravenous immunoglobulin treatment available in Pakistan?
Difference between plasma therapy and intravenous immunoglobulin?
Plasma is liquid portion of blood. In plasma therapy blood cells are removed from the blood and the remaining portion is used in treating different diseases.
Intravenous immunoglobulin are proteins which are present in recovered patients and can be manufactured by fractionation. Article
How IVIG works in treatment of COVID-19:
Intravenous immunoglobulin decrease the inflammation of intestinal epithelial cells which is caused by COVID-19. Moreover IVIG reduce the overgrowth of candida albicans. Thus boosting the immunity.
Invention of use of IVIG in coronavirus patients:
Samir Jawhara published a research in US national library of medicine on March 25, 2020. According to this Research extract immune IgG antibodies from a recovered patient of COVID-19 and then introduce it in a newly affected patient of COVID-19. This enhance the immune system of newly affected patient of COVID-19.
IVIG treatment in Pakistan:
Recently Dr. Shuakat Ali and his team members (Dow University Karachi) have developed intravenous immunoglobulin to treat COVID-19. Article
- They have collected blood from recovered patients of coronavirus.
- Initial testing on animals has been done.
- Vice chancellor of university has assigned clinicians to start clinical trail of this technique.
Side effects of IVIG:
- Mild to moderate side effects are headache, chills, nausea and hypotension.
- Severe side effects are rare like aseptic meningitis and renal failure. Article
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