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Immunoadsorption and plasma exchange in pregnancy.

Elisabeth Dittrich1, Sabine Schmaldienst, Martin Langer

  • 1Department of Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.

Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
|November 9, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Immunoadsorption is safe and effective for pregnant women with severe hypertriglyceridemia or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), leading to positive fetal outcomes. This extracorporeal therapy offers a promising option for complex gestational complications.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Rheumatology
  • Obstetrics

Background:

  • Familial hyperlipidemia and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pose significant risks during pregnancy.
  • Immunoadsorption is an established treatment for removing pathogenic proteins and autoantibodies but is rarely used in pregnant patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the safety and efficacy of immunoadsorption in pregnant women with severe hypertriglyceridemia and SLE.
  • To assess the impact of immunoadsorption on maternal and fetal outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective evaluation of 126 extracorporeal treatments across six pregnancies.
  • Procedures included low-density lipoprotein immunoadsorption, plasma exchange, and combined therapies for hypertriglyceridemia.
  • IgG immunoadsorptions were performed in two pregnant women with SLE.

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Main Results:

  • In hyperlipidemic pregnancies, immunoadsorption reduced triglyceride levels by 27% and resolved pancreatitis symptoms, resulting in four healthy births.
  • In SLE cases, one pregnancy resulted in intrauterine fetal death despite antibody reduction; the other achieved healthy twin births via C-section after treating antibody-mediated anemia.

Conclusions:

  • Antibody-based immunoadsorption is safe and well-tolerated in pregnancy, supporting normal fetal development.
  • This treatment is a potentially valuable option for severe gestational complications unresponsive to conventional therapies.