Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most prevalent liver disorder in China. The aim of this project is to evaluate the effects of compound silymarin on biomarkers of lipid metabolism and inflammation in the patients with NAFLD.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most prevalent liver disorder in China but still has no exact therapy for this disease instead of improving our diet and enhancing physical activity. Silymarin is a mixture of flavonoids extracted from seeds of Silybum marianum or milk thistle, and its major active compound is silibinin. Because of its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic power, silymarin has important biological effects in NAFLD. Furthermore, some traditional liver protective Chinese medicines are also helpful in controlling the progression of NAFLD, such as pueraria, schisandra and salvia miltiorrhiza. At present, there are few reports on the combination of silymarin and these traditional Chinese medicines in the treatment of NAFLD. This study aims to test the effect of compound silymarin on laboratory markers and clinical evolution of patients with NAFLD.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
94
Take 4 tablets with warm water twice a day
Take 4 tablets with warm water twice a day
Take 4 tablets with warm water twice a day
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University
Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Liver enzymes
Serum activities of alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST)
Time frame: Change from baseline ALT and AST at 12 weeks
Lipid profile
Serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C)
Time frame: Change from baseline lipid profile at 12 weeks
T-Lymphocytes' composition
Changes of T-Lymphocytes' composition in peripheral blood
Time frame: Change from baseline T-Lymphocytes' composition at 12 weeks
Bile acid metabolism
Composition of serum and fecal bile acids
Time frame: Change from baseline composition of serum and fecal bile acids at 12 weeks
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