Role of gut microbiota regulation in traditional Chinese medicine treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2015.07.011
- VernacularTitle:调节肠道菌群在中医药治疗非酒精性脂肪性肝病中的作用和意义
- Author:
Huajie TIAN
1
;
Qin FENG
;
Yiyang HU
Author Information
1. Shuguang Hospital & Institute of Hepatology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
fatty liver;
enterobacteriaceae;
Chinese medicine;
therapy
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2015;31(7):1042-1045
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Based on recent studies which have shown that gut microbiota plays an important role in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the article elaborates on the relationship of NAFLD with intestinal endotoxemia, short-chain fatty acids, bile acid metabolism, and endogenous ethanol. By illustrating the author′s research progress in the relationship between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) regulation of gut microbiota and NAFLD treatment, the article proposes that this approach is not only a clinical practice of TCM in the modern era, it may also become a new strategy in the treatment of NAFLD.
