Exploring the Correlation Between Pathogenic Dampness in Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Recurrence of Autoimmune Diseases
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2025.04.031
- VernacularTitle:中医湿邪与自身免疫性疾病复发的相关性探讨
- Author:
Yue LU
1
;
Xiaolei REN
;
Jingjing WU
;
Li LI
;
Jian'an WEI
;
Ling HAN
;
Chuanjian LU
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学第二附属医院,广东 广州 510120;广州中医药大学第二临床医学院,广东 广州 510120;省部共建中医湿证国家重点实验室,广东 广州 510120;广东省粤港澳中医药与免疫疾病研究联合实验室,广东 广州 510120;广东省中医证候临床研究重点实验室,广东 广州 510120
- Keywords:
pathogenic dampness;
autoimmune diseases;
psoriasis;
rheumatoid arthritis;
ulcerative colitis;
nephrotic syndrome;
recurrence;
correlation;
therapy of invigorating spleen,replenishing qi and removing dampness
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;42(4):1007-1012
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Autoimmune disease is a kind of disease characterized by immune imbalance,abnormal activation of immune cells,massive production of inflammatory factors and immune complexes,which leads to the damage of multiple organs and systems.Autoimmune disease is easy to recur in clinical practice.The previous studies showed that there is a correlation between dampness syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)and immune dysfunction.This paper explains the theoretical basis for the correlation between dampness syndrome of TCM and the recurrence of autoimmune diseases,and the similarities between the two in macro appearance,pathogenesis characteristics,etc.,analyzes the possible correlation about biological mechanism between dampness syndrome and autoimmune diseases,and discussed the correlation between pathogenic dampness of TCM and the recurrence of autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis,rheumatoid arthritis,ulcerative colitis,and nephrotic syndrome.It is pointed out that pathogenic dampness of TCM is an important pathogenic factor for the recurrence of autoimmune diseases,and is closely related to the recurrence of autoimmune diseases.Autoimmune diseases can be treated from the perspective of pathogenic dampness in TCM,and therapy of invigorating spleen,replenishing qi and removing dampness is frequently adopted,which is beneficial to alleviating the clinical symptoms of patients and reducing the recurrence of autoimmune disease.
