Cooper Edwin L, Mologne Natalie
Laboratory of Comparative Immunology, Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1763, USA.
J Tradit Complement Med. 2016 Dec 30;7(3):367-369. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2016.11.005. eCollection 2017 Jul.
Plant and animal-derived products are crucial components in complementary and alternative medicine. Although modern medicine has provided numerous innovations and advancements, these often fail to reveal new and dependable, inexpensive treatments nor real cures that are relatively free of adverse side effects. We present evidence that hirudotherapy, which utilizes leeches, improves certain diseases, including osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis, a disease in joints, could benefit from use of medicinal peptides found in leech saliva, components of its immune system.
植物和动物源产品是补充和替代医学的关键组成部分。尽管现代医学已经带来了众多创新和进步，但这些往往未能揭示新的、可靠的、廉价的治疗方法，也未能找到相对无不良副作用的真正治愈方法。我们提供的证据表明，利用水蛭的水蛭疗法可以改善某些疾病，包括骨关节炎。骨关节炎是一种关节疾病，可能会受益于水蛭唾液中发现的药用肽，即其免疫系统的组成部分。
