Treatment for FSGS with GFR 19
GFR 19 means that FSGS is in stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease. Without timely control, dialysis or renal transplantation will be required soon. However, new treatments offer optional choices for patients.
Is there alternative therapy to FSGS along with GFR 19?
FSGS is an immune-mediated disorder, in which the immune system attacks the healthy kidney tissues and cells mistakenly. Immune system is a strong protective system in body and it can defeat the foreign pathological substances when they invade the body.
In FSGS, the foreign bacteria such as upper respiratory tract infection activates the immune system to defeat the infection bacteria. However, for immune dysregulation, the immune system fails to defeat the bacteria or other pathological substances. As a result, these foreign substances may combine with the antibodies to form immune complexes in blood, afterwards, flow into kidneys.
To clear up the immune complexes, the body activates an inflammatory response to remove them, thus leading to inflammatory response in kidney. The inflammatory response may attract more and more inflammatory mediator to aggravate the immune injury in kidneys. As a result, the kidney tissues and cells will become sclerotic and finally necrotic finally.
Recommended treatments for FSGS with GFR 19
Immunotherapy is the latest therapy for FSGS. Immunotherapy is designed for all the diseases that relate to immune system. FSGS is a immune kidney disease. Immunotherapy helps rebuild immune system and uses the new immune system to fight against the kidney problems.
Blood purification can remove the metabolic toxins such as creatinine, urea as well as pathological antibodies in blood. It can eliminate the inducing factors of inflammatory response.
Monoclonal antibodies
Monoclonal antibodies are very useful in treating FSGS and it is designed to stop the attack to kidneys by suppressing T lymphocytes activation and over-reactive immune response. In this way, it can stop the immune inflammatory response immediately.
Besides, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Micro-Chinese Medicine are also suggested for they can help improve kidney function naturally. If the natural therapies can be combined with the recommended therapies for FSGS mentioned above. You will see a better outcome.
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