Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Key Laboratory of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Ministry of Education, Hefei, China.
Int Immunopharmacol. 2023 Mar;116:109738. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.109738. Epub 2023 Jan 23.
Liver fibrosis is a disease with significant morbidity and mortality. It is a chronic pathological process characterized by an imbalance of extracellular matrix production and degradation in liver tissue. Metformin is a type of hypoglycemic biguanide drug, which can be used in the treatment of liver fibrosis, but its anti-fibrotic effect and mechanism of action are unclear. The purpose of this article is to review the research progress of metformin in the treatment of liver fibrosis and to provide a theoretical basis for its application in the treatment of liver fibrosis.
肝纤维化是一种具有显著发病率和死亡率的疾病。它是一种慢性病理过程,其特征在于肝组织中细胞外基质产生和降解的失衡。二甲双胍是一种降血糖双胍类药物,可用于治疗肝纤维化,但它的抗纤维化作用及其作用机制尚不清楚。本文旨在综述二甲双胍在治疗肝纤维化中的研究进展,为其在肝纤维化治疗中的应用提供理论依据。