Chinese medicine holds hope preventing polycystic kidney disease
Posted by Dr Vitalis Acupuncture in Chinese medicine
There was increasing evidence that Lei Gong Teng (Radix Tripterygii Wilfordii) treats arthritis effectively. It has been used to treat cancer, inflammation, and auto-immune diseases and, more recently, also has been tested in Phase I clinical trials as an anti-tumour agent. This new study found that this Chinese medicine also may stop cyst formation in polycystic kidney disease.
The research holds out hope for what would be the first treatment for the disease other than kidney transplant or frequent dialysis.
The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by researcher Dr. Craig Crews at Yale University.
“If we were able to slow the rate of cyst formation by even 10 percent a year, compounded annually, patients would not die from this disease. A relatively small effect would have an enormous clinical benefit,” Crews said.
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