Treatment strategy of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)is the most common cause for elevated liver enzymes in the developed nations.The treatment should be focused on the most important risk factors,obesity and insulin resistance.As a consequence of elucidating the pathogenesis of NAFLD,the number of potential therapeutic options increased,including weight reduction,antioxidants,insulinsensitizer,lipid lowering drugs and other liver protective drugs.The drug therapy for NAFLD was reviewed in this paper.