Blood plasma fractionation refers to the mechanical processes of separating the different components of plasma from your blood, which in turn has been a part of human plasma since the first human blood cells were isolated in a laboratory. Plasma-derived antigens are giving health scientists a new story to medical care across an array of autoimmune disorders. In fact, most of us are not aware that we store around three times more antigens in our body than plasma cells. When it comes to autoimmune disorders plasma fractionation may hold the key.
Plasma fractionation is often used in clinical settings to test patients’ immune responses to vaccines. Furthermore, it is frequently used to test and monitor blood pressure levels, cholesterol levels, and gastrointestinal function. Plasma fractionation also allows for the isolation of antigens from different biological fluids or biological tissues such as breast milk, serum, or vaginal secretions. These antigens can then be tested for any known associated diseases that are contained within these fluids or tissues. There are two types of fractionations, emulsification/partially-dissolved and non-emulsified fractionations (such as alcohol-water fractionation).