The role of traditional Chinese medicine in regulating cytokines associated with liver fibrosis
10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2018.12.037
- VernacularTitle:中医药对肝纤维化相关细胞因子的调节作用
- Author:
Qingshou SHENG
1
;
Guoquan LAI
;
Xuejing YU
Author Information
1. Department of Hepatology, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530011, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
liver fibrosis;
drugs, Chinese herbal;
cytokines;
review
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2018;34(12):2677-2680
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy has the advantage of regulating cytokines associated with liver fibrosis and is a candidate for the treatment of liver fibrosis in the future. This article summarizes the research advances in the role of TCM in regulating cytokines associated with liver fibrosis and points out that TCM has certain significance in blocking and reversing liver fibrosis by regulating related cytokines.
