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Study On Traditional Chinese Medicine Against Liver Fibrosis
Study On Traditional Chinese Medicine Against Liver Fibrosis
간섬유화는 다양한 만성 간질환에 기인하는 간실질의 결합조직의 과도한 증식을 말하며, 간경화로 발전하는 중간과정이다.
중국과 한국에는 많은 간섬유화 환자가 있지만 현재까지 서양의학에서 간섬유화를 효과적으로 치료할 수 있는 치료법은 발견
되지 않고 있다. 최근 수년간 중국전통의학의 임상과 실험연구에서 많은 발전이 있었다. 전통의학이론을 바탕으로 활혈거어(活
血祛瘀), 익기(益氣)의 효능이 있는 한약제가 항섬유화 효능을 보였다. 전통중국의학에서 간섬유화에 대한 일반적인 치료는 유
효 성분, 단방 및 복방 처방의 세 부분으로 나뇐다. 우리는 중국전통의학에서 간섬유화의 효과적인 치료와 관련된 작용기
작을 소개하였다.
Key Words: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), liver fibrosis, experimental and clinical, prevention and
treatment
Single component from traditional Chinese current in rat hepatocytes. Tet could reduce
medicine liver cell damage and fibroses, and lower the
serum ALT, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and
Tetrandrine (Tet) : Tetrandrine (Tet) is the total bilirubin (TB) [3]. So Tetrandrine is one
main alkaloid isolated from the lumpy root of of the effective component in traditional
Stephania tetrandra S. Moor (漢防己甲素). Its Chinese medicine.
molecular formula is C33H42N2O6 and its
chemical structure belongs to a dibenzy‐ Kwoninone : Kwoninone, a alkaloid isolated
isoquindine[1]. Modern pharmacological from Sophora Subpsostarata (苦蔘素). have the
studies have proved that Tet is a Ca2+ anti‐inflammation, antibacterial, antivirus,
antagonist, which acts mainly on the calcium potential immunomo‐dulating, anticarcinoma and
channel of cell to block the cross‐membrane multiple bioactivities. The kwoninone
transportation of calcium ions as well as their significantly inhibited fibroblastic proliferation,
intracellular distribution and utilization. In growth and expression of TGF‐β [4]. In rat
recent years, the actions of Tet in preventing model induced by CCl4 for 10 weeks, serum
and treating hepatofibrosis have gradually ALT, AST, TBA, and GGT are reduced in
attracted attention of more investigators. With pretreated and post‐treated kwoninone groups
the establishment of the technique of liver (P<0.05, P<0.01). And the protein expression
cell isolation and culture, and advance in of MMP‐2 was evident lower than control
technology of molecular biology, studies on group (P<0.05, P<0.01) [5]. By the clinical
the anti‐hepatofibrotic effects of Tet have study that efficacy of kwoninone in the
probed into the cellular, subcellular and treatment of hepatic fibrosis with hepatitis B
molecular levels [1]. In clinical study, 115 virus, serum of laminin (LN), HA, PⅢP, type
cases of chronic liver disease treated with Ⅳ collagen (Ⅳ‐C) have the remarkable
oral Tet for 6 months, their serum hyaluronic difference in the patients of liver fibrosis
acid (HA) and procollagen Ⅲ peptide (PⅢP) between treatment with kwoninone before and
levels were remarkably lower than those after. The rate of seronegative for HBsAg,
before treatment (P<0.01). Among them, liver HbeAg and HBV‐DNA were 3.3%, 22.8% and
fibrosis disappeared in 14 (15.4%) cases, 20.0% respectively [6].
much reduced in 54 (58.1%) cases and
slightly reduced in 19 (20.4%) cases. In Salvianolic acid B (SalB): Salvianolic acid‐B
addition, there were reductions in (SalB) is one of the water‐soluble components
inflammatory cell infiltration and the number isolated from Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (丹
of Ito cells in the Tet treated patients, as 蔘). SalB had strong anti‐oxidant activity and
compared with the glucurone controls (P could inhibit the fibrilformation [7]. Salvianolic
<0.001) [2]. Recently, in order to have a acid B protected the tetrachloride carbon
better understanding its hepatoprotective and (CCl4)‐induced fibrosis in rats, and reversed
antifibrotic effects, whole‐cell patch‐clamp dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)‐induced liver
technique was used to observe the effects of fibrosis in rats. It could prevent liver cell
Tet on Calcium release‐activated calcium injury, and inhibit proliferation of hepatic
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stellate cells (HSC) and collagen production in There were dose‐ and time‐effective
vitro. [8‐12]. SalB could inhibit A‐beta relationships of Danshen on anti‐lipid
aggregation and fibril formation, as well as peroxidation of mitochondria of hepatic
directly inhibit the cellular toxicity of aged A‐ fibrosis in rats. Danshen improved liver
beta towards PC12 cells [13]. In clinical tissue injuries and reduced the magnitude of
study compared with the IFN‐gamma group, fibrosis in rats with CCl4 and DMN
four serological fibrotic markers significant (dimethylnitrosamine)‐induced hepatic fibrosis
improved and score of liver ultrasound [17]. Danshen decreased the hypoxanthine
imaging was lower in SalB group. IFN‐gamma and MDA (malondialdehyde) levels in the liver
showed certain side effects (fever and tissue [18]. Danshen appears a marked
transient decrease of leukocytes, occurrence hepatoprotective effect and with few side‐
rates were 50 % and 3.23 %), but SalB effects. Based on the traditional medical
showed no side effects [14]. From these theory, hepatoprotective function of Danshen
study, we known that SalB is one of the as above could be interpreted due to its
effective component for inhibition the fibril effect at improving blood circulation and
formation and has no side‐effect. promoting regeneration of liver cells.
Other single component widely used in Astragali Radix (Root Astragali; Huang Qi)
China : Amygdalin,Schisandra spenanthera, (黃芪): Astragali Radix is the dried root of
Cucurbitacin B, Oleanolic acid etc, have been Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge (膜莢
proved to have the active effect on anti‐ 黃芪) and Astragalus mongholicus Bunge
fibrosis. (Fabaceae)(蒙古黃芪); family Leguminosae(豆
科). It is mainly produced in inner Mongolia,
Single description of traditional Chinese Shanxi, Gansu and Heilongjiang provinces of
medicine China [19]. Primarily, the active constituents
of Astragali Radix consist of polysaccharides
Danshen(Salvia Miltiorrhizae Radix)(丹蔘): and flavonoids [20]. Astragalus membranaceus
Danshen is the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza. (AM) has been widely used for treating liver
Danshen has been used infrequently in ancient diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. The
Chinese medicine. Yet it has become an effect of AM of on hepatocarcinogenesis
important herb in modern Chinese clinical induced by diethylnitrosamine(DEN), two‐thirds
practice. Danshen inhibited ET‐1‐induced partial hepatectomy, and 2‐acetylaminofluorene
depletion of intracellular calcium, which had (2‐AAF) (DEN‐PH‐AAF) was evaluated using
no correlations with the influx of extracellular glutathione S‐transferase placenta form (GST‐
calcium. Danshen also inhibited KCl‐induced P) as marker. The formation of GST‐P‐
influx of calcium, indicating its characteristic positive foci and the expression of GST‐P
of blocking voltage‐operated Ca2+ channel protein and mRNA caused by DEN‐PH‐AAF
[15]. In another study, Danshen decreased were reduced in the treatment groups, which
[Ca2+] in activated HSCs, which may be one clearly suggests that AM is effective in
of important ways to block liver fibrosis [16]. delaying DEN‐PH‐AAF‐induced
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