关键词: 湿热理论, 炎-癌转化, 炎症微环境, 邪毒

Abstract: Damp-heat is a common pathogenic factor clinically, which is characterized by stickiness and greasiness. Inflammatory cells and inflammatory mediators constitute the local inflammatory microenvironment. The formation, invasion and metastasis of tumors are based on the persistent existence of inflammatory microenvironment. The characteristic stickiness of damp-heat suggests that it may be an important factor for the persistent and refractory inflammatory microenvironment. At the same time, the transformation into toxin from dampness-heat pathogenic qi is similar to the inflammation-cancer transformation, and there is a close relationship between them. The main pathogenic substances of tumor, such as phlegm and stasis, are essentially from the source of damp-heat, which participates in the whole process of the inflammation-cancer deterioration as an initiating factor. Therefore, on the basis of analyzing the etiology and pathogenesis of inflammatory microenvironment, this paper discusses in-depth the pathological mechanism of the inflammation-cancer transformation from the perspective of the damp-heat theory, providing important theoretical basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Key words: damp-heat theory, inflammation-cancer transformation, inflammatory microenvironment, pathogenic toxin