LIU Tao,LIU Baocheng,WU Tao,et al.Linggui Zhugan Decoction for the treatment of non⁃alcoholic fatty liver disease: a translational medicine study from classics to clinics[J].Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2022,56(05):8-12.
LIU Tao,LIU Baocheng,WU Tao,et al.Linggui Zhugan Decoction for the treatment of non⁃alcoholic fatty liver disease: a translational medicine study from classics to clinics[J].Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2022,56(05):8-12. DOI: 10.16305/j.1007-1334.2022.2112134.
Linggui Zhugan Decoction for the treatment of non⁃alcoholic fatty liver disease: a translational medicine study from classics to clinics
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a globally prevalent chronic liver disease, and there is still a lack of targeted therapy. Guided by the classical theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that “those who has phlegm syndrome should be treated with warm medicine”, our research group creatively applied Linggui Zhugan Decoction (LGZG) to the treatment of NAFLD patients with spleen-yang deficiency syndrome, and found that LGZG can improve fatty acid water solubility and increase fatty acid β-oxidation by working on the the pathway of hepatocyte membrane thyroid hormone receptor. We also discovered and validated the systemic pharmacological mechanism of LGZG in the treatment of NAFLD through multi-omics techniques. Our group confirmed through a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial that LGZG could improve insulin resistance in NAFLD patients with spleen-yang deficiency syndrome, which for the first time provided the evidence-based clinical evidence for the treatment of modern chronic diseases with LGZG. LGZG was included in the first batch of classic formula support projects in the 13th Five-Year Plan of China for the invention of major new drugs. We have completed all the research tasks as required and also the new drug registration of the first classic formula of Linggui Zhugan Decoction. The above-mentioned work is a milestone for promoting the translation and application of traditional Chinese medicine theories and classic formulas in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases in modern clinics.
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