Research advances in natural drugs for prevention and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

At present, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease, and is often regarded as the manifestation of metabolic syndrome in the liver. There are no specific drugs for this disease at the moment, and the only therapeutic method proved effective is guiding life style to reduce body weight. Insulin resistance, oxidative stress response, inflammatory response, and apoptosis are involved in the pathogenesis of NAFLD. Animal experiments and human studies have proved that various natural drugs have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, or insulin-sensitizing effects and thus have significant efficacy in the treatment of NAFLD. This article summarizes the research advances in 10 natural drugs commonly used for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD in recent years and treatment of NAFLD in recent years and concludes that more studies are needed to confirm the efficacy of natural drugs in NAFLD patients.