中药和天然药物治疗肝纤维化的研究

Study on the therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine and natural medicine on hepatic fibrosis

肝纤维化是由于细胞外基质的合成大于降解导致过度沉积 ,是纤维增生与纤维分解不平衡而引起的病理过程。肝纤维化是大多数慢性肝病所共有的病理特征 ,也是慢性肝炎肝硬化等进一步发展、恶化的重要中间环节。因而 ,针对不同水平的调节因素以及纤维组织生成和降解机制 ,抗纤维化药物可以从不同环节抑制其生成或促进其降解。该文就治疗肝纤维化的中药和天然药物的研究现状作一简要综述。

Hepatic fibrosis is a pathological process in which excessive deposition of extracellular matrix components, occurs due to an imbalance between the production and degradation of matrix. Fibrosis is the hallmark of most chronic liver diseases. It is also the major factor of the development of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. Therefore, in light of the regulative factors on different levels and mechanism of fiber synthesis and degradation, antifibrotic medicine can inhibit the synthesis of matrix or increase its degradation on different links. The present situation concerning the study of the therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine and natural medicine on hepatic fibrosis is reviewed.