Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2021, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 63-66.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2021.01.017

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Efficacy of bifidobacterium triple viable capsuleand metformin in treatment of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Chen Jinyu, Guo Xiaoxia, Zhong Xiaoni   

  1. Rehabilitation Centre, People's Hospital, Longhua District, Shenzhen 518131, Guangdong Province,China
  • Online:2021-01-10 Published:2021-01-19

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of bifidobacterium triple viable capsule and metformin in the treatment of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the changes of blood dark incubation of insulin receptor substrate 1(IRS1), IRS2 and glucose transporter -4(GLUT4) mRNA. Methods 70 patients with NAFLD were enrolled in our hospital between June 2018 and December 2019,and were randomly divided into control (n=35) and observation (n=35), receiving metformin hydrochloride or bifidobacterium triple viable capsules at base of metformin for three months. Peripheral blood IRS1, IRS2 and GLUT4mRNA were assayed by RT-PCR, and serum highly sensitive c-reactive protein (hs-CRP), interleukin -6 (IL-6) and IL-10 levels were also detected. Results At the end of three month treatment, the total fatty liver improvement rate in the observation group was 91.4%, which was significantly higher than that in the control group (68.6%, P<0.05); serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level in the observation group was (23.9±9.7) U/L, significantly lower than that in the control group , serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level was (45.5±12.3) U/L, much lower than that in the control group , and serum glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) level was (66.9±11.9) U/L, significantly lower than that in the control group ; blood IRS1 mRNA was (2.1±0.2), which was much higher than that in the control group , peripheral blood IRS2 mRNA level was (2.3±0.4), which was significantly higher than that in the control group , and peripheral blood GLUT4 mRNA level was (2.5±0.4), which was also significantly higher than that in the control group ; serum hs-CRP level was (3.4±0.7) mg/L, significantly lower than that in the control group , serum interleukin-6(IL-6) level was (26.9±7.4)ng/L, significantly lower than that in the control group , and serum IL-10 level was (46.5±12.8)ng/L, significantly lower than that in the control group .Conclusion The combination of bifidobacterium triple viable capsule and metformin in treatment of patients with NAFLD could effectively improve the hepatic steatosis, which might be related to the elevation of peripheral blood IRS1, IRS2 and GLUT4 and inhibition of serum inflammatory factors.

Key words: Nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases, Bifidobacterium, Metformin, Incubating insulin receptor substrate 1 in dark, Glucose transporter -4, Therapy