A pharmaceutical composition suitable for administration to human beings
in the prevention or treatment of immunologic disorders includes: an
immune complex of an antigen and a purified antibody specific thereto,
the antigen being selected from a group consisting of antigens that cause
pathogenic immunologic reactions in autoimmune disease and graft
rejections, and the antigen and antibody being present in a ratio whereby
the antibody blocks essentially all binding sites of the antigen; and a
pharmacologically acceptable carrier or diluent. The invention also
provides a method of administering the composition for treatment of
autoimmune disease and treatment or prevention of graft rejections.