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Role of Inflammation in Development of Chronic Heart Failure: Based on "Toxic Pathogen Theory" / 中国实验方剂学杂志
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae ; (24): 198-204, 2022.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-940224
ABSTRACT
Chronic heart failure is a serious heart disease with dyspnea and limited activity tolerance as the main clinical manifestations. Activation of the inflammatory system can significantly stimulate cardiac fibrosis and remodeling and promote the progression of heart failure, playing a key role in the development of the disease. Studies have confirmed that inflammation is involved in the development of different types of heart failure. "Toxic pathogen theory" is an important basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to explain the occurrence of diseases. We concluded the similarities between TCM toxic pathogens and inflammation in concept, disease locationetiologysyndrome differentiation, and clinical characteristics. Chronic heart failure is manifested by the toxic pathogens of turbid phlegm, stagnated blood, and accumulated fluid. Heart vessel obstruction is the main pathological factor, and the inflammatory factors produced by necrotic cardiomyocytes are the microscopic manifestations of the obstruction. Therefore, based on the "toxic pathogen theory", this study aimed to clarify the role of inflammation in the development of chronic heart failure from both macroscopic and microscopic perspectives. Moreover, this paper proposed that the stagnated blood has not been transformed into toxin in the early stage of the disease and thus the products of clearing heat and detoxification should not be used. At the development stage of the disease when the transformation tends to begin, treatment should be based on syndrome differentiation, and detoxifying Chinese medicine should be used in order to achieve the goal of "removing toxin without harming the healthy Qi". At the late stage of heart failure, toxins have been accumulated and detoxifying medicines and therapies should be applied to eliminate the toxic pathogens. This study is expected to lay a foundation for the modern research on the role of inflammation in the development of chronic heart failure with TCM theory and guide the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae Year: 2022 Type: Article