Abstract: Extracorporeal cell intervention therapy (ECIT) is an auxiliary nondrug treatment that removes circulating white blood cells through adsorption and centrifugation to alleviate the inflammatory response of the disease. ECIT, as a complementary or salvage therapy, has also been used in the adjuvant treatment of some chronic inflammatory diseases in recent years. Therefore, this article intends to review the progress of ECIT related technologies and clinical applications.

Key words: extracorporeal cell intervention therapy, leukocy tapheresis, granulocytes and monocytes apheresis, chronic inflammatory disease, blood purification