Autosomal dominant PKD is often called "Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease" because individuals with this disorder often live for several decades without developing symptoms. People with this disorder is characterized by large cysts in one or both kidneys, leading to a gradual loss of normal kidney tissue which can result in Chronic Kidney Failure. The latest therapy called Immunotherapy can help patients prevent the progression of the disease.
What is the cause of Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease?
This disease occurs due to a mistake in the DNA, the code which determines the natural of all tissues in the body. Larger sections of DNA are known as genes, so Adult PKD is called a genetic condition. Several genetic abnormalities can cause this illness, and the outcomes in people with the disease vary from case to case.
The most common genetic abnormality is in the gene which codes for a protein - polycystin. This affects the function of tiny hair-like structures on the surface of many cells in the body including the kidney.
What happens to the kidneys in Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease?
Normally, the kidneys filter waste products and excess fluids from the blood stream. They also regulate amounts of certain vital substances in the body. In Adult PKD, multiple fluid-filled cysts grow in the kidneys. Eventually, the kidneys become quite enlarged, looking as though they consist of a mass of small balls stuck together. Kidney Failure often develops in late middle age.
New treatments for Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease 2013 - Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is developed by the nation's top nephrologists in Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital based on 26 years' experience and expertise in PKD treatment. Currently, it is the latest and most effective therapy for the disease.
As a holistic treatment, Immunotherapy can function to eliminate the symptoms through shrinking the renal cysts gradually, so the oppression to around kidney tissues can be released. Moreover, it can repair the kidney damage naturally, so patients' kidney function will get significantly improved.
