Chinese medicine （CM） has been used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus （HIV） infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome （AIDS） for 30 years and the demonstrated therapeutic effects of CM, suc...Chinese medicine （CM） has been used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus （HIV） infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome （AIDS） for 30 years and the demonstrated therapeutic effects of CM, such as reducing plasma HIV viral load, increasing CD4＊T cell counts, promoting immunity reconstitution, ameliorating symptoms and signs, improving the health related quality of life （HRQOL） and counteracting against the effects of anti-retroviral drugs, were summarized and reviewed in this article. The authors point out that it had been a good opportunity to use CM for the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS in the past and also there are huge challenges ahead for CM research and clinicians to discover more effective CM and its underlying mechanisms for treatment of AIDS.展开更多
基金The Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 ~Supported by the National Special S＆T Program on Major Infectious Diseases （No. 2013ZX10005001-001 and No. 2012ZX10005010-001-002）, the Research Project for Practice Development of National Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Bases （No. JDZX2012023）, and the Innovation Scientists and Technicians Troop Construction Projects of Zhengzhou City （No.10CXTD140）
文摘Chinese medicine （CM） has been used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus （HIV） infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome （AIDS） for 30 years and the demonstrated therapeutic effects of CM, such as reducing plasma HIV viral load, increasing CD4＊T cell counts, promoting immunity reconstitution, ameliorating symptoms and signs, improving the health related quality of life （HRQOL） and counteracting against the effects of anti-retroviral drugs, were summarized and reviewed in this article. The authors point out that it had been a good opportunity to use CM for the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS in the past and also there are huge challenges ahead for CM research and clinicians to discover more effective CM and its underlying mechanisms for treatment of AIDS.
