What are plasma protein therapies
Download as PDFPlasma protein therapies are:
- Lifesaving biologics
- Treatment for rare diseases
- Replacement therapies
- Plasma-derived (recombinant alternatives available for several bleeding disorders)
- Infused or injected, some can be home-infused
The following applies to plasma-derived therapies:
Plasma is the straw-colored liquid portion of blood that remains after red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are removed.Starting material
Your blood is:
- 55%plasma
- 44%
red blood
cells - 1%
white blood
cells &
platelets
Your plasma is:
- 92%water
- 7%proteins
- 1%
other
solutions
Time to manufacture therapies
- Albumin
- Alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor
- C1 esterase inhibitor
- Coagulation factors
- Immunoglobulins
