Pediatria pre prax 5/2006

SYSTEMIC ENZYME THERAPY IN PEDIATRY

Systemic enzyme therapy, realized by oral application of proteolytic enzymes od animal and herbal origin reveals a series of positive systemic effects on physiological as well as pathological processes in the organism. SET supports the defensive inflammation and the antibiotic treatment and restricts repeated and chronic inflammatory processes in tissues and organs. SET supports the insufficient immunity and suppresses the exaggerated and pathological immunity (immune-complex diseases, autoimmune diseases). It is also effective in the prevention and treatment of injuries and oedemas. In the last time SET had found an important position also in pediatry, especially in the treatment of recurrent infections and injuries.

Keywords: proteolytic enzymes, modulation of inflammation and immunity, cytokines, adhesion moleculaes.