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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common type of liver disease. NAFLD is considered a multifactorial disease and a clinically relevant hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. NAFLD is often accompanied by a constellation of metabolic and non-metabolic alterations, like dyslipidemia, insulin resistance in the liver and peripheral tissues, inflammation and oxidative stress; therefore, treatment of NAFLD should be directed at correcting all of these disturbances. The natural polyphenol curcumin has been the subject of increasing research for the treatment of NAFLD due to its lipid-modifying, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, insulinsensitizing, anti-steatotic, and anti-fibrotic properties. The therapeutic efficacy of curcumin has been demonstrated in several experimental models of NAFLD, however, clinical evidence is still scarce. The present review summarizes the current knowledge on the impact of curcumin supplementation on different biochemical and histopathological features of NAFLD.
Keywords: Curcumin, steatosis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, dyslipidemia, inflammation.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Is There a Role for Curcumin Supplementation in the Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease? The Data Suggest Yes
Volume: 23 Issue: 7
Author(s): Narges Amel Zabihi, Matteo Pirro, Thomas P. Johnston and Amirhossein Sahebkar
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Keywords: Curcumin, steatosis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, dyslipidemia, inflammation.
Abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common type of liver disease. NAFLD is considered a multifactorial disease and a clinically relevant hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. NAFLD is often accompanied by a constellation of metabolic and non-metabolic alterations, like dyslipidemia, insulin resistance in the liver and peripheral tissues, inflammation and oxidative stress; therefore, treatment of NAFLD should be directed at correcting all of these disturbances. The natural polyphenol curcumin has been the subject of increasing research for the treatment of NAFLD due to its lipid-modifying, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, insulinsensitizing, anti-steatotic, and anti-fibrotic properties. The therapeutic efficacy of curcumin has been demonstrated in several experimental models of NAFLD, however, clinical evidence is still scarce. The present review summarizes the current knowledge on the impact of curcumin supplementation on different biochemical and histopathological features of NAFLD.
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Zabihi Amel Narges, Pirro Matteo, Johnston P. Thomas and Sahebkar Amirhossein, Is There a Role for Curcumin Supplementation in the Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease? The Data Suggest Yes, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2017; 23 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612822666161010115235
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612822666161010115235 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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