Chronic nephritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the glomeruli, mainly affecting middle-aged and elderly people. Its treatment aims to reduce inflammation, protect kidney function, and prevent disease progression. Without timely treatment, it may lead to uremia and even renal failure, seriously endangering life. Treatment methods include medication, lifestyle management, and emerging cell therapies.
Stem Cell Therapy
As an important breakthrough in modern biomedicine, stem cell therapy has the advantages of promoting kidney tissue repair and regulating immune responses.
① Repair damaged glomerular cells
② Suppress inflammatory response
③ Promote tissue regeneration
④ Improve kidney function
⑤ Slow disease progression, bringing new hope for chronic nephritis treatment.
Clinical applications show that stem cell therapy can significantly improve patients' kidney function indicators, reduce proteinuria, alleviate symptoms, reduce drug dependence, and enhance quality of life.
1. Medication
Medication is the foundation of chronic nephritis treatment, including immunosuppressants, hormones, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs). Immunosuppressants effectively control immune-mediated inflammation and reduce kidney damage. ACEIs help reduce proteinuria and protect kidney function, and are commonly used in patients with chronic nephritis.
2. Dietary Management
A proper diet is crucial for chronic nephritis patients. A low-salt, low-protein diet helps reduce kidney burden. Limiting high-fat and high-sugar foods while increasing foods rich in vitamins and minerals helps improve overall health and supports treatment outcomes.
3. Lifestyle Adjustments
Maintaining moderate exercise, avoiding overwork, and controlling blood pressure and blood sugar are important measures to prevent worsening of chronic nephritis. Quitting smoking and limiting alcohol intake, as well as avoiding exposure to nephrotoxic substances, can reduce kidney burden and lower the risk of disease progression.
4. Hemodialysis and Kidney Transplantation
For patients whose condition has progressed to end-stage renal failure, hemodialysis and kidney transplantation are important replacement therapies. Dialysis helps remove metabolic waste from the body and sustain life. Kidney transplantation provides a fundamental solution for restoring normal kidney function, but lifelong immunosuppressive therapy is required.
5. Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine has certain auxiliary effects in the treatment of chronic nephritis. By regulating the immune system and improving kidney microcirculation, it helps relieve symptoms and slow disease progression. Common herbs include Astragalus, Poria, and Salvia, but they must be used cautiously in combination with Western medicine.
6. Immunoregulatory Therapy
For chronic nephritis caused by abnormal autoimmune responses, immunoregulatory therapy works by regulating immune cell activity, suppressing inflammatory cytokine release, and reducing glomerular damage, thereby alleviating symptoms and preventing disease progression.
As a long-term progressive disease, early scientific treatment of chronic nephritis is crucial. Experts at the United Life International Medical Center point out that combining stem cell therapy with conventional treatments can more effectively protect kidney function, slow disease progression, and improve patients' quality of life. Patients should actively cooperate with treatment, undergo regular monitoring, and prevent complications to achieve long-term stable health.