“正气”的免疫学属性及扶正治法调控抗肿瘤免疫的理论内涵探析

Immunological Characteristics of “Zheng Qi” and Theoretical Implications of Fuzheng Therapy for Antitumor Immunity

  • 摘要: 正气亏虚是恶性肿瘤发生发展的根本病机,贯穿肿瘤发生、发展、浸润、转移全程,多项基础实验与临床研究证实,扶正治法作为中医肿瘤治疗的核心大法,可通过调控抗肿瘤免疫应答、重塑肿瘤微环境有效改善患者预后。本文创新性提出正气具有潜藏性、流布性、防御性与易损性等免疫学特征;扶正治法可通过保护免疫储备、促进T细胞浸润、重塑抑制性微环境等方式,维系正气固有的潜藏、流布与防御能力,纠正其易损之特性;机体固有免疫屏障破损及适应性免疫激活不足是正气亏虚的核心体现。并系统阐释抗肿瘤扶正治法的科学内涵,包括固本培元,祛邪解毒;痰浊者温化以和,血瘀者活血以通,毒结者解毒以攻,气滞者疏达以行,以期“养正而积自除”,从而为中医药调控肿瘤免疫、防治恶性肿瘤进展提供理论依据。

     

    Abstract: Zheng qi deficiency is the fundamental pathogenesis of malignant tumors, spanning tumor initiation, progression, invasion, and metastasis. Accumulating basic and clinical evidence confirms that Fuzheng therapy, as a core principle in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) oncology, effectively improves patient prognosis by modulating antitumor immune responses and remodeling the tumor microenvironment. This paper innovatively proposes that Zheng qi exhibits immunological characteristics of potentiality, distribution, defensive capacity, and vulnerability. Fuzheng therapy preserves the inherent potentiality, distributive capacity, and defensive capacity of Zheng qi while correcting its vulnerability by protecting immune reserves, promoting T-cell infiltration, and remodeling the immunosuppressive microenvironment. Disruption of the innate immune barrier and insufficient activation of adaptive immunity constitute the core manifestations of Zheng qi deficiency. This paper further systematically elucidates the scientific connotations of antitumor Fuzheng therapy: consolidating the foundation and nourishing primordial qi to eliminate pathogenic factors and resolve toxins; warming and transforming phlegm turbidity to harmonize; activating blood to unblock blood stasis; resolving toxins to attack toxin accumulation; smoothing the flow of qi to relieve stagnation—with the ultimate aim of “nourishing Zheng qi so that accumulations resolve spontaneously”. These insights provide a theoretical basis for TCM in regulating tumor immunity and preventing and treating malignant tumor progression.

     

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