Established and new uses of intravenous immunoglobulin

C Cunningham-Rundles1

  • 1Department of Clinical Immunology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029.

We know much about the biologic activities of the immunoglobulin molecule. We know its structure, and much about its function. However, I think that surprises are still ahead of us. As we become more familiar with what the immunomodulation doses of IVGG can do, I think we will find other uses of IVGG relying on antiidiotypic antibodies and possibly other cell-mediated functions.