Abstract: The present invention relates to allergy vaccines and methods of treating and/or preventing asthma, and allergic conditions. The invention is based on the discovery that inhibiting the ligand/receptor interactions involving, e.g., IgE, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-13, interferon-alpha, histamine, leukotriene, and their respective receptors, inhibits production of IgE thereby treating or preventing such diseases or conditions. Competitive inhibition of such receptor/ligand interactions is accomplished by immunizing a human or veterinary patient with the interleukin, interferon-alpha, histamine, leukotriene, their receptors, in any combination. Also, the invention relates to inhibiting receptor/ligand interactions involved in IgE production by competitively inhibiting such interactions by administering antibodies to the ligands, receptors, or both, as well as by administering analogs of the receptors (e.g., soluble receptors not associated with a cell).

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns the treatment of a patient with autoimmune disease, including AIDS, by neutralizing, removing or inhibiting different types of interferons, tumor necrosis factor, HLA class II antigens, IgE, and other pathological factors and/or their receptors, as well as neutralizing, removing or inhibiting autoantibodies, including antibodies to target cells, CD4 cells and DNA. Treatment comprises administration of an autoimmune inhibitor, or extracorporeal exposure of the patient's fluid to an immunosorbent comprising an autoimmune inhibitor, followed by return of the treated fluid to the patient; or it comprises a combined therapy involving extracorporeal immunosorption in conjunction with the administration of an autoimmune inhibitor.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns the treatment of a patient with autoimmune disease, including AIDS, by neutralizing, removing or inhibiting different types of interferons, tumor necrosis factor, HLA class II antigens, IgE, and other pathological factors and/or their receptors, as well as neutralizing, removing or inhibiting autoantibodies, including antibodies to target cells, CD4 cells and DNA. Treatment comprises administration of an autoimmune inhibitor, or extracorporeal exposure of the patient's fluid to an immunosorbent comprising an autoimmune inhibitor, followed by return of the treated fluid to the patient; or it comprises a combined therapy involving extracorporeal immunosorption in conjunction with the administration of an autoimmune inhibitor.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns the treatment of a patient with autoimmune disease, including AIDS, by neutralizing, removing or inhibiting different types of interferons, tumor necrosis factor, HLA class II antigens, IgE, and other pathological factors and/or their receptors, as well as neutralizing, removing or inhibiting autoantibodies, including antibodies to target cells, CD4 cells and DNA. Treatment comprises administration of an autoimmune inhibitor, or extracorporeal exposure of the patient's fluid to an immunosorbent comprising an autoimmune inhibitor, followed by return of the treated fluid to the patient, or it comprises a combined therapy involving extracorporeal immunosorption in conjunction with the administration of an autoimmune inhibitor.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a treatment for autoimmune diseases, including AIDS, by removing interferons, TNFs and receptors therefor, from body fluids. An extracorporeal device exposes fluids from a patient, including blood, plasma, cerelorospinal fluid, and the like, to an immunosorbent to accomplish removal. Following treatment, the fluid is returned to its source.