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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Systematic Reviews |
| Article Title |
Chinese medicine formulas for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Overview of systematic reviews
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Liang Dai, Wen-Jun Zhou, Linda L D Zhong, Xu-Dong Tang and Guang Ji |
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| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
| Funding Agency |
Grant Number |
| Evidence-based Capacity Building Project for Basic Traditional Chinese Medicine-Specialized Diseases |
2019XZZX-XH012 |
| Shanghai Three-year Action Plan for Accelerating the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
ZY(2018-2020)-CCCX-2002-01 |
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| Corresponding Author |
Guang Ji, MD, PhD, Chief Physician, Director, Director, Doctor, Doctor, Professor, Research Scientist, Teacher, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 725 South Wanping Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China. jiliver@vip.sina.com |
| Key Words |
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Traditional Chinese medicines; Systematic review; Meta-analysis; Overview; Grading of recommendations assessment, development and evaluation system |
| Core Tip |
Several systematic reviews have reported the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulas for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. This overview critically appraised currently available systematic reviews. Based on high quality evidences, TCM formulas may benefit ultrasound improvement and alanine aminotransferase normalization. Nevertheless, the quality of evidence should be further degraded when transforming into clinical practice due to indirectness. The included systematic reviews were generally in poor quality, which may be blamed on the unsatisfactory quality of the available randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Hence, further emphasis should be placed on designing rigorous RCTs instead of repeatedly conducting systematic reviews. |
| Publish Date |
2021-01-01 12:36 |
| Citation |
Dai L, Zhou WJ, Zhong LLD, Tang XD, Ji G. Chinese medicine formulas for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Overview of systematic reviews. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(1): 102-117 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v9/i1/102.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i1.102 |
