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Drugs for Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH): Quest for the Holy Grail 被引量:6

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摘要 Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global epidemic that is likely to become the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the next decade, worldwide. Though numerous drugs have been evaluated in clinical trials, most of them have returned inconclusive results and shown poorly-tolerated adverse effects. None of the drugs have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treating biopsy-proven non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Vitamin E and pioglitazone have been extensively used in treatment of biopsy-proven nondiabetic NASH patients. Although some amelioration of inflammation has been seen, these drugs did not improve the fibrosis component of NASH. Therefore, dietary modification and weight reduction have remained the cornerstone of treatment of NASH;moreover, they have shown to improve histological activity as well as fibrosis. The search for an ideal drug or ‘Holy Grail’ within this landscape of possible agents continues, as weight reduction is achieved only in less than 10% of patients. In this current review, we summarize the drugs for NASH which are under investigation, and we provide a critical analysis of their up-to-date results and outcomes.
出处 《Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology》 SCIE 2021年第1期40-50,共11页 临床与转化肝病杂志(英文版)
作者简介 Corresponding author:Dr. Anand V Kulkarni, Department of Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India. Tel: +91-40-42444222, E-mail: anandvk90@gmail.com
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