Role of Pioglitazone and Berberine in Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects and safety of pioglitazone and berberine on the basis of lifestyle intervention to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients with impaired glucose regulation or type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Timeline

Start

2008-03

Primary completion

2011-08

Completion

2011-08

Publications

• Background Bedogni G, Miglioli L, Masutti F, Tiribelli C, Marchesini G, Bellentani S. Prevalence of and risk factors for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: the Dionysos nutrition and liver study. Hepatology. 2005 Jul;42(1):44-52. doi: 10.1002/hep.20734.
• Background Fan JG, Zhu J, Li XJ, Chen L, Li L, Dai F, Li F, Chen SY. Prevalence of and risk factors for fatty liver in a general population of Shanghai, China. J Hepatol. 2005 Sep;43(3):508-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.02.042.
• Background Miyazaki Y, Mahankali A, Wajcberg E, Bajaj M, Mandarino LJ, DeFronzo RA. Effect of pioglitazone on circulating adipocytokine levels and insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetic patients. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Sep;89(9):4312-9. doi: 10.1210/jc.2004-0190.
• Background Szapary PO, Bloedon LT, Samaha FF, Duffy D, Wolfe ML, Soffer D, Reilly MP, Chittams J, Rader DJ. Effects of pioglitazone on lipoproteins, inflammatory markers, and adipokines in nondiabetic patients with metabolic syndrome. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2006 Jan;26(1):182-8. doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000195790.24531.4f. Epub 2005 Nov 10.
• Background Shadid S, Stehouwer CD, Jensen MD. Diet/Exercise versus pioglitazone: effects of insulin sensitization with decreasing or increasing fat mass on adipokines and inflammatory markers. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Sep;91(9):3418-25. doi: 10.1210/jc.2006-0015. Epub 2006 Jun 27.
• Background Yoneda M, Endo H, Nozaki Y, Tomimoto A, Fujisawa T, Fujita K, Yoneda K, Takahashi H, Saito S, Iwasaki T, Yamamoto S, Tsutsumi S, Aburatani H, Wada K, Hotta K, Nakajima A. Life style-related diseases of the digestive system: gene expression in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients and treatment strategies. J Pharmacol Sci. 2007 Oct;105(2):151-6. doi: 10.1254/jphs.fm0070063. Epub 2007 Oct 6.
• Background Kong W, Wei J, Abidi P, Lin M, Inaba S, Li C, Wang Y, Wang Z, Si S, Pan H, Wang S, Wu J, Wang Y, Li Z, Liu J, Jiang JD. Berberine is a novel cholesterol-lowering drug working through a unique mechanism distinct from statins. Nat Med. 2004 Dec;10(12):1344-51. doi: 10.1038/nm1135. Epub 2004 Nov 7.
• Yan H, Wu W, Chang X, Xia M, Ma S, Wang L, Gao J. Gender differences in the efficacy of pioglitazone treatment in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients with abnormal glucose metabolism. Biol Sex Differ. 2021 Jan 4;12(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s13293-020-00344-1.
• Ipsen EO, Madsen KS, Chi Y, Pedersen-Bjergaard U, Richter B, Metzendorf MI, Hemmingsen B. Pioglitazone for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in people at risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Nov 19;11(11):CD013516. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013516.pub2.
• Chang X, Wang Z, Zhang J, Yan H, Bian H, Xia M, Lin H, Jiang J, Gao X. Lipid profiling of the therapeutic effects of berberine in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. J Transl Med. 2016 Sep 15;14:266. doi: 10.1186/s12967-016-0982-x.
• Yan HM, Xia MF, Wang Y, Chang XX, Yao XZ, Rao SX, Zeng MS, Tu YF, Feng R, Jia WP, Liu J, Deng W, Jiang JD, Gao X. Efficacy of Berberine in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. PLoS One. 2015 Aug 7;10(8):e0134172. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134172. eCollection 2015.

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