KM-Based Herbal Drug Development Group, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Yuseong-daero 1672, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-811, Korea.
Nutrients. 2015 Apr 2;7(4):2440-55. doi: 10.3390/nu7042440.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a hepatic ailment with a rapidly increasing incidence due to dietary hypernutrition and subsequent obesity. Fatty liver disease can lead to steatohepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and even cancer, which is associated with various complications. Discovering effective natural materials and herbs can provide alternative and complementary medical treatments to current chemical pharmaceuticals. To develop an effective natural agent for NAFLD, we formulated a combination of four herb mixtures (KIOM2012H) and observed lipid-lowering efficacy. The inhibitory effects of KIOM2012H on free fatty acid-induced lipid accumulation, triglyceride contents, and gene expressions were analyzed in HepG2 cells. Using high fat diet-fed mice, body weight changes, gross liver appearances, hepatic triglyceride contents, and gene expressions were evaluated. KIOM2012H dose-dependently inhibited lipid accumulation and gene expressions involved in lipogenesis and related regulators. Experimental animals also showed a decrease in body weight changes and lipid-associated physiological parameters. This study shows that KIOM2012H has an alleviating effect on fatty acid and lipid accumulation, and therefore can be applied for development of new therapeutic pharmaceuticals for treatment of NAFLD using natural products and herbs.
非酒精性脂肪性肝病(NAFLD)是一种由于饮食过度营养和随后的肥胖而发病率迅速增加的肝脏疾病。脂肪肝可导致肝炎、纤维化、肝硬化,甚至癌症,这与各种并发症有关。发现有效的天然物质和草药可以为目前的化学药物提供替代和补充治疗方法。为了开发治疗 NAFLD 的有效天然药物,我们将四种草药混合物(KIOM2012H)组合在一起,并观察其降脂效果。在 HepG2 细胞中分析了 KIOM2012H 对游离脂肪酸诱导的脂质积累、甘油三酯含量和基因表达的抑制作用。使用高脂肪饮食喂养的小鼠,评估体重变化、肝脏大体外观、肝内甘油三酯含量和基因表达。KIOM2012H 呈剂量依赖性地抑制脂质积累和与脂肪生成和相关调节剂相关的基因表达。实验动物的体重变化和与脂质相关的生理参数也有所下降。本研究表明,KIOM2012H 对脂肪酸和脂质积累具有缓解作用,因此可应用于使用天然产物和草药开发治疗 NAFLD 的新型治疗药物。