[Isolation and characteristics of immune complexes circulating in the serum of acute leukemia patients]

Immunoglobulin G-containing immune complexes are obtained from blood serum of patients with acute leukemia by the method which includes precipitation using polyethylene glycol-6000, Sephadex G-200 gel filtration and protein A-sepharose affinity chromatography (pH 8.5). Immunologically active antibodies and antigens of complexes are isolated by Sephadex G-200 gel chromatography under conditions of dissociation (the sodium-citrate buffer, pH 7.5, 9 M urea). The immune complexes with the antigens and antibodies isolated from them are partially characterized using disc-immunoelectrophoresis, isoelectrofocusing and immune-isoelectrofocusing.