重视IgA肾病的中医研究

IgA肾病是一种常见的原发性肾小球肾炎。肾活检是唯一确诊依据，免疫损伤造成的形态学证据可以反映肾功能损害程度。IgA或其循环免疫复合物在肾小球系膜区沉积，引起肾小球病理损害，产生一系列临床症状。中医辨证论治的方法能缓解IgA肾病的病情，延缓其肾功能恶化的进展。因此，中医研究要重视病因病机、辨证分型及治疗的研究。所有这些研究可借助现代技术对病因、病位、病性、病势综合分析，判断病机，从辨证规范化着手，确立治疗大法，遣方用药，并设立前瞻性研究，以循证医学验证，可科学地证实中医在改善IgA肾病临床症状、体征和延缓肾小球损害进展等方面的作用。

Pay Attention to TCM Study of IgA Nephropathy

IgA nephropathy is a primary glomerulonephritis commonly seen. Renal biopay is the sole evidence for its confirmed diagnosis, and the morphological changes resulting from immunulogic injury may reflect the sverity of renal dysfunction. IgA and its circulating immunocomplex deposited on the mesangium may induce pathological damage of glomenili and lead to a series of clinical symptoms. TCM treatment based on syndrome differentiation can alleviate IgA nephropathy and postpone the deterioration of renal function. Hance, TCM stydy on its etiology, pathogenesis, syndrome differentiation and treatment should be emphasized. Such studies should be done with the aid of modern techniques. Syndrome differentiation should be standardized and the therapeutic principle, formula and drug be selected accordingly. The effect of TCM treatment may be proved scientifically by prospective clinical trial under the principle of evidence - based medicine.