Smit E, Oberholzer H M, Pretorius E
Department of Anatomy, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng 0001, South Africa.
Homeopathy. 2009 Jul;98(3):169-76. doi: 10.1016/j.homp.2009.05.001.
Immunomodulators are substances which modify the immunity of an individual to favour a particular immunological response. The immune response and the function of the immune response regulation process are described, with special reference to cancer and autoimmune disease. Homeopathy and its role in immune regulation are discussed with special reference to Canova. Canova is a homeopathic product produced, according to the Hahnemannian homeopathic method, in Brazil. Its role in cancer, bone marrow and haematopoiesis as well as macrophage and monocyte activation is reviewed. Canova seems to stabilize platelet morphology in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). The data suggest that the future of immunomodulators and homeopathic products which appear to have an effect on the immune response requires a better understanding of the relative need for immune activation versus immune modulation. Homeopathic products specifically need more attention.
免疫调节剂是改变个体免疫力以促进特定免疫反应的物质。文中描述了免疫反应及免疫反应调节过程的功能，并特别提及癌症和自身免疫性疾病。文中还特别参照卡诺瓦讨论了顺势疗法及其在免疫调节中的作用。卡诺瓦是一种按照哈内曼顺势疗法方法在巴西生产的顺势疗法产品。文中综述了其在癌症、骨髓和造血以及巨噬细胞和单核细胞激活方面的作用。卡诺瓦似乎能稳定人类免疫缺陷病毒/获得性免疫缺陷综合征（HIV/AIDS）患者的血小板形态。数据表明，对免疫反应似乎有影响的免疫调节剂和顺势疗法产品的未来，需要更好地理解免疫激活与免疫调节的相对需求。顺势疗法产品尤其需要更多关注。
