Abstract: | Two procedures for isolation of homogeneous beta 2-microglobulin from urine of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus were developed: a procedure for isolation of beta 2-microglobulin with two-stage gel chromatography on Sephacryl S-200 and a procedure for isolation of homogeneous beta 2-microglobulin with affinity chromatography on rabbit polyclonal antibodies. The microglobulins isolated with the two procedures showed identical physicochemical properties and were used in development of a competitive immunoenzymatic assay method for determination of beta 2-microglobulin in the blood. The method was approved for determination of beta 2-microglobulin in blood serum of patients. |