LIANG Qingzhi,LENG Yulin,CHEN Zhengtao,et al.Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diabetic Macroangiopathy Based on Theory of Hidden Pathogen Damaging Collaterals[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(14):194-199.
LIANG Qingzhi,LENG Yulin,CHEN Zhengtao,et al.Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diabetic Macroangiopathy Based on Theory of Hidden Pathogen Damaging Collaterals[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2022,28(14):194-199. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20221499.
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Diabetic Macroangiopathy Based on Theory of Hidden Pathogen Damaging Collaterals
The basic pathological change of diabetic macroangiopathy is atherosclerosis, and the metabolism legacy effect of hyperglycemia will cause continuous damage to the large vessels. Oxidative stress is a common mechanism for diabetes and its chronic complications and it is also the basis of the metabolism legacy effect which keeps damaging the large vessels. Anti-oxidant therapy can delay the course of diabetic macroangiopathy. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the pathogenicity of hidden pathogen is concealing, lingering, and refractory. On the basis of the syndrome and treatment of collateral diseases, vessel-collateral theory, and hidden pathogen theory of TCM, the pathological changes of diabetic macroangiopathy are summarized as pathogen concealment-accumulation of sugar and lipids leading to phlegm and blood stasis-accumulation of toxins-damage to vessels and collaterals-hardening vessels. The core pathogenesis is the hidden pathogen damaging the collaterals, and the basic pathological change is vessel hardening. The toxins of sugar, lipid, phlegm, and stasis are the pathological products and the key to be treated. According to this theory, the medicinal materials with the functions of activating blood to dredging collaterals, resolving phlegm to clearing collaterals, Promoting qi to unblocking collaterals and removing toxins to shunting collaterals can be selected for prescription. These medicinal materials can inhibit the generation of reactive oxygen species, affect the oxidase activity, and enhance the antioxidant capacity, thereby regulating the oxidative stress response, protecting the vascular endothelial function, reducing the damage of the large blood vessels, and slowing down the progression of the disease. Such therapy is of great significance in clinical practice and research, providing a new idea for the prevention and treatment of diabetic macroangiopathy.
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