Treatment for IgA Nephropathy

IgA nephropathy (nuh-FROP-uh-the) is a common kidney disease that occurs when an antibody called immunoglobulin A (IgA) lodges in your kidneys. IgA Nephropathy can cause kidney failure, if we do not stop the progression of it, so having a timely and effective treatmet about IgA Nephropathy means a lot for patients.
IgA Nephropathy is an autoimmune disease and many medications can be used to deal with it in clnic. Medicines such as prednisone may help treat IgA nephropathy. Prednisone belongs to a class of medicines called corticosteroids, which can have harmful side effects. In research studies, fish oil supplements containing omega 3 fatty acids also slowed kidney damage in some patients. Vitamin E may help lower protein in the urine but not blood. One of the newer immunosuppressive agents called mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is also being tested in treating IgA nephropathy.
Besides, Immunotherapy, a combination of western medicines and Chinese medicines, can be used to treat IgA Nephropathy. Immunotherapy is a new treatment for IgA kidney problem,  but clinical experments have provent that this treatment has great treatment effects on IgA Nephropathy. In the Immunothrapy, the whole process is mainly divided into 6 steps: immune diagnosis, immune blocking, immune tolerance, immune adjstment, immune clearance and immune protction. These six steps focus on different clinic purpose and with these several steps, IgA can be finally removed from mesangial area. We know IgA Nephropathy progresses because of the inflammation caused by IgA deposition, so removing these deposion is very necessary.
Immunotherapy is a new treatment, but it holds great promise for IgA Nephropathy patients. If you want to learn more about this treatment, please feel free to consult me: phoebe871124@gmail.com