Research Progress on Chinese Medicine Immunomodulatory Intervention for Chronic Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia: Targeting Cellular Immunity

Chin J Integr Med. 2019 Jul;25(7):483-489. doi: 10.1007/s11655-019-3031-9. Epub 2019 Jul 5.

Abstract

Chronic primary immune thrombocytopenia (CITP) is the most common acquired autoimmune disease that seriously threaten the physical and mental health of patients. Compared with Western medicine treatment, the intervention and treatment of Chinese medicine (CM) has shown certain therapeutic advantages. This paper reviewed the new pathogenesis progress on T cell immune abnormality in CITP, and CM studies on interferes effects of cellular immune regulation of CITP in recent years. Qi deficiency failing to control blood and internal obstruction of blood stasis are the two common types of CM syndromes in CITP patients, the corresponding treatments include invigorating Pi (Spleen), supplementing qi, activating blood, as well as tonifying qi and activating yang, regulating Gan (Liver) to invigorate Pi. The authors also mentioned the problems in the research field of CM for CTIP treatment, and put forward new ideas for the research in the future.

Keywords: Chinese medicine; cellular immunity; chronic immune thrombocytopenia.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use*
  • Hemorrhage / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular*
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / drug therapy*
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / immunology*
  • Research*

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal