FSGS (focal segmental glomerular sclerosis) is one of leading causes of
kidney failure. In order to avoid more serious illness condition, patients need
to take a suitable treatment. Most people are suggested to choose
immunosuppressive agents. Are they effective in treatment of FSGS?
Immunosuppressive agents
From the name, you can know this drugs’ function that is to depress the
immunoreaction. In patients with FSGS, they have a very bad immune system caused
by some unhealthy habits, such as improper diet or irregular life. Their
immunity cannot defend the body from attack of viruses, germs and other harm
substances. And the immune complexes are produced by the combination of
antibodies and the foreign invaders during the defending period. However, the
immune complexes cannot be removed by the wrong immune system.
When they deposit in kidney tissues, immune complexes lead to a new
immunoreaction and hurt kidney tissues. Immunosuppressive agents are used to
block the occurrence of immunoreaction in kidneys. They also can keep the normal
structure of kidney cells and render kidney tissues to tolerance the existence
of immune complexes.
How to use immunosuppressive agents to treat FSGS?
However, immune complexes are not the domestic substances, so inflammation
will flare again in order to clean them and hurt kidney tissues once the
immunosuppressive agents are reduced or stopped. Only continuous usage of these
drugs, kidney cells can be protected from the harm of inflammation. But
long-term using immunosuppressive agents lead to very bad side effects, such as
the damage in liver and marrow, sick, vomit, no appetite, baldness, blood in
urine, infertility and so on.
In fact, there is a new treatment can remove all the side effect of
immunosuppressive agents and also can treat FSGS from the root. When using these
drugs to protect kidney cells, other treatments are needed to improve immunity
and regulate immune system, such as Chinese herbs therapy and Immunotherapy. The
combination of all these therapies is Immunotherapy which is a characteristic
treatment in our hospital. Once the immune system is balanced, immune complexes
can be removed by immune cells and renal inflammation can be blocked from the
root. So FSGS can be treated fundamentally and people can lead a full life
through this treatment.
