Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is autoimmune disease, about 90% of which can
lead to damage in kidney. The cause has not been clear, but the pathogenesis is
definite, which can be divided into the following points:
Firstly, in the body of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, there are
kinds of autoantibody such as ones which are used to resist nucleus, resist
cytoplasm, and so on.
Secondly, nearly all patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus have
abnormal immune. B cells in the blood can be highly activated, and a large
amount of antibody comes into being, which can lead to antoimmune reaction.
Thirdly, in tissues of Lupus Erythematosus, we can see the deposition of
immune globulin, complement, and DNA. In the eluent, we can see the antibody of
DNA.
All the above mentioned indicates that Lupus Erythematosus is autoimmune
disease.
The symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus are as follows:
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus usually invades many organs and tissues such as
skin, joints, kidney, heart, blood and nerve . The lesions which take place in
the organs can take place at the same time and can also take place one by one.
The main complaint and symptoms can also be different. The main clinical
Systemic can be fever, butterfly red spot in face, Symmetry joint
swelling, pericarditis caused by renal damage, liver damage, symptoms in
digestive tract and mental symptoms and so on.
What about the treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus? In western
countries, immune inhibiting is used such as hormones and immunosuppressive
agent which can stop the excessive immune response. However, as we mentioned in
the above articles, when kidney disease takes place, immune complex has
deposited in the kidney already. As we know, our kidney need nothing which
despite onto the kidney at all. And long time deposition must cause damage in
kidney. However, on clearing the immune complex, western medicine can not
achieve better treatment. So we should use the combination treatment of western
medicine and Chinese medicine.
In Shijiazhuang kidney disease hospital, the experts have researched out a
new therapy which can combine the advantages of both western medicine and
Chinese medicine. It can be divided into 6 steps: scientific diagnosis,
scientific medicine, immune tolerance, immune adjustment and immune protection
and immune clearance.
