Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is one of the most important causes of liver disease worldwide and probably destined to become the leading cause of end-stage liver disease in the coming decades, affecting both adults and children. Faced with the severe challenges for the prevention and cont...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Hindawi Limited
2020-01-01
|
Series: | Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8749564 |
id |
doaj-3ec467614e2e448db669f7b2e2a94a9e |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-3ec467614e2e448db669f7b2e2a94a9e2020-11-25T02:05:15ZengHindawi LimitedEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine1741-427X1741-42882020-01-01202010.1155/2020/87495648749564Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western MedicineTingting Shi0Li Wu1Wenjun Ma2Liping Ju3Minghui Bai4Xiaowei Chen5Shourong Liu6Xingxin Yang7Junping Shi8The Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, ChinaCenter of Clinical Evaluation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, 54 Youdian Road, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang, ChinaThe Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, ChinaThe Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, ChinaThe Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, ChinaThe Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, ChinaThe Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, ChinaCollege of Pharmaceutical Science, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1076 Yuhua Road, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, ChinaDepartment of Liver Diseases, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is one of the most important causes of liver disease worldwide and probably destined to become the leading cause of end-stage liver disease in the coming decades, affecting both adults and children. Faced with the severe challenges for the prevention and control of NAFLD, this article discusses the understanding and mechanism of NAFLD from Chinese and Western medicine. Moreover, the progress regarding its treatment in both Chinese and Western medicine is also summarized. Both Chinese medicine and Western medicine have their own characteristics and clinical efficacy advantages in treating diseases. The purpose of this article is to hope that Chinese and Western medicine have complementary advantages, complementing each other to improve clinical NAFLD therapy prevention and treatment methods to receive more and more attention throughout the global medical community.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8749564 |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Tingting Shi Li Wu Wenjun Ma Liping Ju Minghui Bai Xiaowei Chen Shourong Liu Xingxin Yang Junping Shi |
spellingShingle |
Tingting Shi Li Wu Wenjun Ma Liping Ju Minghui Bai Xiaowei Chen Shourong Liu Xingxin Yang Junping Shi Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
author_facet |
Tingting Shi Li Wu Wenjun Ma Liping Ju Minghui Bai Xiaowei Chen Shourong Liu Xingxin Yang Junping Shi |
author_sort |
Tingting Shi |
title |
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine |
title_short |
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine |
title_full |
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine |
title_fullStr |
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine |
title_full_unstemmed |
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine |
title_sort |
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: pathogenesis and treatment in traditional chinese medicine and western medicine |
publisher |
Hindawi Limited |
series |
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
issn |
1741-427X 1741-4288 |
publishDate |
2020-01-01 |
description |
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is one of the most important causes of liver disease worldwide and probably destined to become the leading cause of end-stage liver disease in the coming decades, affecting both adults and children. Faced with the severe challenges for the prevention and control of NAFLD, this article discusses the understanding and mechanism of NAFLD from Chinese and Western medicine. Moreover, the progress regarding its treatment in both Chinese and Western medicine is also summarized. Both Chinese medicine and Western medicine have their own characteristics and clinical efficacy advantages in treating diseases. The purpose of this article is to hope that Chinese and Western medicine have complementary advantages, complementing each other to improve clinical NAFLD therapy prevention and treatment methods to receive more and more attention throughout the global medical community. |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8749564 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT tingtingshi nonalcoholicfattyliverdiseasepathogenesisandtreatmentintraditionalchinesemedicineandwesternmedicine AT liwu nonalcoholicfattyliverdiseasepathogenesisandtreatmentintraditionalchinesemedicineandwesternmedicine AT wenjunma nonalcoholicfattyliverdiseasepathogenesisandtreatmentintraditionalchinesemedicineandwesternmedicine AT lipingju nonalcoholicfattyliverdiseasepathogenesisandtreatmentintraditionalchinesemedicineandwesternmedicine AT minghuibai nonalcoholicfattyliverdiseasepathogenesisandtreatmentintraditionalchinesemedicineandwesternmedicine AT xiaoweichen nonalcoholicfattyliverdiseasepathogenesisandtreatmentintraditionalchinesemedicineandwesternmedicine AT shourongliu nonalcoholicfattyliverdiseasepathogenesisandtreatmentintraditionalchinesemedicineandwesternmedicine AT xingxinyang nonalcoholicfattyliverdiseasepathogenesisandtreatmentintraditionalchinesemedicineandwesternmedicine AT junpingshi nonalcoholicfattyliverdiseasepathogenesisandtreatmentintraditionalchinesemedicineandwesternmedicine |
_version_ |
1715577079318183936 |