Liu Zhi-Bin, Yang Ji-Ping, Xu Li-Ran
Department of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Treatment and Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 19 Ren Min Road, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China.
Discipline of Internal Chinese Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2015 Dec 23;4:59. doi: 10.1186/s40249-015-0093-6.
Substantial progress has been made in China in using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Our objective was to review the latest developments in TCM treatment of AIDS in China between 2004 and 2014. We reviewed the content of original articles investigating the efficacy and safety of TCM for treating AIDS published in Chinese and English language journals. Relevant references from 2004 to 2014 were found using PubMed and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database. We found that TCM has been widely used for treating AIDS and its complications in China. The number of TCM studies has increased, which indicates efficacy and safety. Measures of efficacy in the reviewed articles included the alleviation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related signs and symptoms, improvements in quality of life, improvements in long-term survival, counteraction of the adverse side effects of antiviral drugs, promotion of immune reconstitution, and improvement of laboratory results. In sum, the literature indicates that TCM is safe. TCM plays an important role in the treatment of AIDS. Some studies have attempted to measure the efficacy and safety of TCM for treating AIDS, but more evidence is needed. Therefore, more research on this topic is required in the future.
中国在运用中医药治疗获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）方面已取得显著进展。我们的目的是回顾2004年至2014年间中国中医药治疗艾滋病的最新进展。我们查阅了发表在中英文期刊上的关于中医药治疗艾滋病疗效和安全性的原始文章内容。利用PubMed和中国知网数据库查找了2004年至2014年的相关参考文献。我们发现中医药在中国已被广泛用于治疗艾滋病及其并发症。中医药研究的数量有所增加，这表明其具有疗效和安全性。综述文章中的疗效指标包括减轻人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）相关体征和症状、提高生活质量、延长长期生存率、对抗抗病毒药物的副作用、促进免疫重建以及改善实验室检查结果。总之，文献表明中医药是安全的。中医药在艾滋病治疗中发挥着重要作用。一些研究试图衡量中医药治疗艾滋病的疗效和安全性，但还需要更多证据。因此，未来需要对此主题进行更多研究。
