IntegrativeuMedicineuanduImmunotherapy
MaryuAina
InternaluQuantumuUniversityuofuIntegrativeuMedicine
, IntegrativeuMedicineuanduImmunotherapy
By
FulluNameuHere
InternationaluQuantumuUniversityuofuIntegrativeuMedicine
Date: u Approved:
Mentor/AdvisoruName
[Thesis/Dissertation]usubmitteduinupartialufulfillmentuofutheurequirementsu
forutheudegreeuofu[appropriateudegreeuhere]
inutheuDepartmentuofu[appropriateudepartmentuhere]u
inutheuGraduateuSchooluof
InternationaluQuantumuUniversityuofuIntegrativeuMedicine
u[Yearuhere]
, ABSTRACT
Immunologyuisudefineduasuaubranchuofumedicineuthatustudiesutheuimmuneusystem.uIntegrativeumedic
ine,uonutheuotheruhand,uisutheuapplicationuofuComplementaryuanduAlternativeu(CAM)utherapeuticupr
acticesuinutheutreatmentuofuailments.uWhereasutheutwo,uintegrativeumedicineuanduimmunology,uhaveu
noudirecturelationship,ucontemporaryuresearchunowusuggestsuthatuthereuisucorrelationubetweenuthem.
u Immunologicaluelementalufactorsusuchuasuinnateuanduadaptiveuimmunity,uasuwelluasucellularuanduhu
moraluimmunityuhaveubeenuseenutoubeupositivelyuimpactedubyutheuintegrativeumedicalumodalitiesusu
chuasuacupuncture,umindfulnessumeditation,uphysicaluexercising,umassage,uandudietaryuelements.uH
ence,utheuthesisustatementuforuthisudissertationuisutouproveutheucorrelationubetweenuintegrativeumedic
ineuanduimmunology.uTheuresearchumethodologyuwasubaseduonutheuqualitativeuanalysisuofupastupubl
icationsuonutheuapplicationuofuCAMuinutheutreatmentuofudiseasesuasuwelluasutheufunctionsuanduelemen
talucomponentsuofutheuimmuneusystem.uAutotaluofu200upublicationsuwereurevieweduforuthisuresearch.
u Aboutu120uwereuduplicatesuwhileuaboutu60uwereuexcludeduonuoutcomeumeasures.uTheuresearchufin
dings,uonutheuhand,uhaveushownuthatuthereuisusomeudirecturelationshipubetweenuimmunologyuanduint
egrativeumedicine.uAsusuch,utheucombinationuofuintegrativeumedicineuanduimmunotherapyustudiesus
tandutouprovideumultifacetedubenefitsutoutheupatients.
Keywords:uDietary,uAdaptiveuImmunity,uAcupuncture,uImmunology,uIntegrativeuMedicine
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List of Figures
u u
Figureu1uPhysiologyuofuOsteoarthritis ............................................................................................ 31
Figureu2uStructureuofuGlucosamine ................................................................................................ 32
Figureu3uPhotographuofuH.uProcumbens ........................................................................................ 33
Figureu4uTheuDomainsuofuComplementaryuanduAlternativeuMedicine ........................................... 41
Figureu5uCommonuCellsuofutheuImmuneuSystem ............................................................................ 54
MaryuAina
InternaluQuantumuUniversityuofuIntegrativeuMedicine
, IntegrativeuMedicineuanduImmunotherapy
By
FulluNameuHere
InternationaluQuantumuUniversityuofuIntegrativeuMedicine
Date: u Approved:
Mentor/AdvisoruName
[Thesis/Dissertation]usubmitteduinupartialufulfillmentuofutheurequirementsu
forutheudegreeuofu[appropriateudegreeuhere]
inutheuDepartmentuofu[appropriateudepartmentuhere]u
inutheuGraduateuSchooluof
InternationaluQuantumuUniversityuofuIntegrativeuMedicine
u[Yearuhere]
, ABSTRACT
Immunologyuisudefineduasuaubranchuofumedicineuthatustudiesutheuimmuneusystem.uIntegrativeumedic
ine,uonutheuotheruhand,uisutheuapplicationuofuComplementaryuanduAlternativeu(CAM)utherapeuticupr
acticesuinutheutreatmentuofuailments.uWhereasutheutwo,uintegrativeumedicineuanduimmunology,uhaveu
noudirecturelationship,ucontemporaryuresearchunowusuggestsuthatuthereuisucorrelationubetweenuthem.
u Immunologicaluelementalufactorsusuchuasuinnateuanduadaptiveuimmunity,uasuwelluasucellularuanduhu
moraluimmunityuhaveubeenuseenutoubeupositivelyuimpactedubyutheuintegrativeumedicalumodalitiesusu
chuasuacupuncture,umindfulnessumeditation,uphysicaluexercising,umassage,uandudietaryuelements.uH
ence,utheuthesisustatementuforuthisudissertationuisutouproveutheucorrelationubetweenuintegrativeumedic
ineuanduimmunology.uTheuresearchumethodologyuwasubaseduonutheuqualitativeuanalysisuofupastupubl
icationsuonutheuapplicationuofuCAMuinutheutreatmentuofudiseasesuasuwelluasutheufunctionsuanduelemen
talucomponentsuofutheuimmuneusystem.uAutotaluofu200upublicationsuwereurevieweduforuthisuresearch.
u Aboutu120uwereuduplicatesuwhileuaboutu60uwereuexcludeduonuoutcomeumeasures.uTheuresearchufin
dings,uonutheuhand,uhaveushownuthatuthereuisusomeudirecturelationshipubetweenuimmunologyuanduint
egrativeumedicine.uAsusuch,utheucombinationuofuintegrativeumedicineuanduimmunotherapyustudiesus
tandutouprovideumultifacetedubenefitsutoutheupatients.
Keywords:uDietary,uAdaptiveuImmunity,uAcupuncture,uImmunology,uIntegrativeuMedicine
, uuuuuuu 5
List of Figures
u u
Figureu1uPhysiologyuofuOsteoarthritis ............................................................................................ 31
Figureu2uStructureuofuGlucosamine ................................................................................................ 32
Figureu3uPhotographuofuH.uProcumbens ........................................................................................ 33
Figureu4uTheuDomainsuofuComplementaryuanduAlternativeuMedicine ........................................... 41
Figureu5uCommonuCellsuofutheuImmuneuSystem ............................................................................ 54
