Immunotherapy and Kidney Disease

The immune system is made up of special cells, proteins, tissues, and organs. It is the body's defense against infectious organisms and other invaders. Through a series of steps called the immune response, the immune system attacks invating organisms and substances and offer the body protection against disease. This protection is called immunity. We are born with innate (or natural) immunity, a type of general protection. Many of the germs that affect other species don't harm us. In addition, throughout our lives, we develop the second kind of protection called adaptive (or active) immunity. Adaptive immunity involves the lymphocytes and develops as people are exposed to diseases or immunized against diseases through vaccination.
In most cases, the immune system does a great job of keeping people healthy and preventing infections. However, if we have problems in the Immune System, which will not work well as it should, and it will fail to provide enough protection for us, then we may get illness.

Disorders of the immune system fall into four main categories:

(1).immunodeficiency disorders (primary or acquired)

(2).autoimmune disorders (in which the body's own immune system attacks its own tissue as foreign matter)

(3).allergic disorders (in which the immune system overreacts in response to an antigen)

(4).cancers of the immune system

what is Autoimmune disease

An autoimmune disease is a condition arising from an abnormal immune response to a normal body part.There are at least 80 types of autoimmune diseases. Nearly any body part can be involved.

What is Immunotherapy?

Immunotherapy, also known as target therapy or biotherapy, is a promising new kidney disease treatment that stimulates a patient's immune system so it is able to fight diseases. This treatment combines traditional chinese medicine and western medicine. Its aim is to cure kidney disease by rebuilding the normal balance of patient's immune system.

The treatment includes:

(1)Removing immune complex from internal organs, specialy the kidney. A series of Chinese medicines carefully selected will be used to clean the blood and speed up blood circulation, then remove the immune complexes from internal organs.

(2)Restoring immune System balance - according to each specific conditions, we have a variety of Chinese Medicine formulas which are tonic to specific internal organs, - kidney, spleen, liver, heart, lung... taking orally or using techniques combining Western Medicine and Chinese meidicines such as Superfine Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy,Advanced Acupoint Sticking Therapy, Auricular Point Therapy..., these effective Chinese medicines are applied to related locations directly. The treatment restores balance of immune System of internal organs, produce new
auto-antibodies which will not attack the normal internal organs like kidney....

Following Procedures are followed in an Immunotherapy

Diagnosis - our specialists will give you a list of tests for autoimmune kidney damage to confirm whether your kidney problem arised from immune system disorder. Also we need to make sure the quantity, type, and locations of the different antibodies in your internal organs. From these detailed test results, we will make the medical treatment plans tailored to your specific conditions.

Immune Reaction Suppression

Because the immune complexes deposited on internal organs will further cause autoimmune damages to the organs, First immunotherapy has to stop the spreading damages of organs. Immune Reaction Suppression aims at controlling the present condition immediately and keep the immune reaction from progressing.

Immune Tolerance and Maintenance

Immune Tolerance and Maintenance is a procedure to maintain the exsiting status of immune complex, but passivate the immune complex, and stop their attacks on kidney organ during the period to wipe out the immune complex.

Immune System Balancing

Immune System Balancing is a proceudre offered after the above medical treatments - Immune Reaction Suppression and Immune Tolerance and Maintenance. The prupose is to change how the immune system works and regulate immune system balance of the internal organs so that immune complex will not be generated and the immune system can keep the disease from progressing. Once immune system balance is restored, our body gains defence against infectious organisms and other invaders again.

Immunoablation

Immunoablation uses powerful Chinese medicines and Western Medicine to wipe out the damaged immune system and remove the immune complexes in the organs. It is designed to get rid of the relapse of autoimmune kidney damage. After Immunoablation, the immune complexes are eliminated and the inflammation of kidney will not occur.

Immunity Protection

Because the immune system of peoples with autoimmune kidney disorder is easier to be attacked by infectious invators, many patients experience the relapse of kidney disease. Immunity Protection is a Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment to strengthen the patient's immune system by TCM remedy and supplements. The purpose is to avoid the relapse of autoimmune kidney disorder.
Through the five procedures above, by controling the underlying causes and reparing the kidney damages of patients, Immunotherapy can help patients avoid the relapse of kidney disease.

The side effects of Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy can cause side effects that occur during treatment or soon after. Side effects include chills, diarrhea,vomiting, muscle aches, nausea and tiredness or fatigue. All of them can be controlled by our doctors, and from our treatments in past years, most patients(more than 90%) don't get the discomforts from our Immunotherapy.

If you are interested in Chinese Medicine remedies in Immunotherapy and want to know if you can get benefits from this treatment, feel free to talk / contact with us for a thorough studies of your special conditions.