Wang Menglong, Wang Tongrui, Gu Feng
Graduate School, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, China.
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, China.
Complement Med Res. 2024;31(2):187-200. doi: 10.1159/000536453. Epub 2024 Jan 29.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent metabolic disorder, and there is an increasing interest in the potential benefits of traditional Chinese medicine, such as Huanglian Jiedu decoction (HJD), for its management. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of HJD in the treatment of T2DM.
A systematic review was conducted across six databases including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang, from their inception to August 24, 2023. We focused on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated HJD as both a monotherapy and in combination treatments for T2DM patients. Data analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 and Stata 17.0, with evaluations for heterogeneity and publication bias. Additionally, subgroup analyses were stratified based on the duration of treatment.
A total of 40 studies involving 3,934 participants were included in the meta-analysis. Both HJD monotherapy and combined with other therapies significantly reduced hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) fasting blood glucose (FBG) and 2-h postprandial glucose (2hPG) levels, as well as improved insulin resistance. Furthermore, combination therapy enhanced the efficacy rate and favorably altered lipid profiles, including increasing HDL-C and decreasing LDL-C, TC, and TG levels. It was worth noting that the results of the subgroup analysis indicated that, in terms of reducing HbA1c and 2hPG, the efficacy of HJD alone for a duration of less than 3 months was found to be potentially superior to that observed in treatments exceeding 3 months. Adverse event assessment suggested that HJD did not increase the incidence of side effects, including diarrhea, affirming its safety.
HJD appears to be an effective and safe alternative or adjunctive therapy for T2DM, showing significant improvements in glycemic control and lipid profiles without increasing adverse events. Further rigorous, multicenter RCTs outside China are warranted to validate these findings.
2型糖尿病(T2DM)是一种常见的代谢紊乱疾病,人们对中药如黄连解毒汤(HJD)在其治疗中的潜在益处越来越感兴趣。本荟萃分析旨在确定HJD治疗T2DM的疗效和安全性。
对包括PubMed、Embase、Cochrane、Web of Science、中国知网(CNKI)和万方在内的六个数据库进行系统检索,检索时间从各数据库建库至2023年8月24日。我们重点关注评估HJD作为T2DM患者单一疗法和联合疗法的随机对照试验(RCT)。使用RevMan 5.3和Stata 17.0进行数据分析,并对异质性和发表偏倚进行评估。此外,根据治疗持续时间进行亚组分析。
荟萃分析共纳入40项研究,涉及3934名参与者。HJD单一疗法以及与其他疗法联合使用均能显著降低糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、空腹血糖(FBG)和餐后2小时血糖(2hPG)水平,并改善胰岛素抵抗。此外,联合疗法提高了有效率,并对血脂谱产生了有利影响,包括增加高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)以及降低低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)、总胆固醇(TC)和甘油三酯(TG)水平。值得注意的是,亚组分析结果表明,在降低HbA1c和2hPG方面,HJD单独治疗少于3个月的疗效可能优于超过3个月的治疗。不良事件评估表明,HJD不会增加包括腹泻在内的副作用发生率,证实了其安全性。
HJD似乎是T2DM的一种有效且安全的替代或辅助疗法,在不增加不良事件的情况下,能显著改善血糖控制和血脂谱。有必要在中国境外开展进一步严格的多中心RCT来验证这些发现。