Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2021, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 67-70.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2021.01.018

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Short-term efficacy of tiopronin and polyene phosphatidylcholine combination in treatment of patients with alcoholic liver disease

Chen Yanping, Huang Shaoqiang,Deng Xin ,et al   

  1. Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Nanning 530001, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • Online:2021-01-10 Published:2021-01-19

Abstract: Objective To investigate the short-term efficacy of tiopronin and polyene phosphatidylcholine combination in treatment of patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and its effect on serum toll-like receptor 4(TLR4), myeloid differentiation protein -2(MD-2) and transforming growth factor -β1(TGF-β1) levels. Methods 104 patients with ALD were enrolled in our hospital between January 2018 control group (n=52). The patients in the control group were treated with polyene phosphatidylcholine capsule orally, and those in the observation group were and December 2019, and were randomly divided into observation (n=52) and treated with tiopronin and polyene phosphatidylcholine combination. The treatment in both groups last continuously for 3 months. Serum TLR4, MD-2 and TGF-β1 levels before and after 3 months of treatment were detected by ELISA. Results At the end of three month treatment, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level in the observation group was (34.8±13.9) U/L, much lower than , serum aspartic acid transaminase (AST) level was (43.1±14.2) U/L, significantly lower than , serum total bilirubin (TBIL) level was (15.5±9.7) μmol/L, significantly lower than , and serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) level was (53.9±14.2) U/L, significantly lower than in the control group; serum total cholesterol (TC) level was (4.1±0.5) mmol/L, much lower than , serum triglyceride (TG) level was (1.3±0.6) mmol/L, significantly lower than , serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was (1.2±0.3) mmol/L, significantly higher than , and serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level was (3.4±0.9) mmol/L, much lower than in the control; serum TLR4 level was (3.0±0.6) pg/mL, significantly lower than , serum MD-2 level was (415.4±128.5) pg/mL, much lower than , and serum TGF-β1 level was (3.4±1.1) pg/mL, much lower than in the control.Conclusion The combination of tiopronin and polyene phosphatidylcholine in treatment of patients with ALD is efficacious, which might be related to the reduction of serum TLR4, MD-2 and TGF-β1 levels and alleviation of liver function.

Key words: Alcoholic liver disease, Tiopronin, Polyene phosphatidylcholine, Toll-like receptor 4, Myeloid differentiation protein-2, Transforming growth factor-β 1, Therapy