title: Treatment of alcohol-related liver disease with (+)-cyanidanol-3: a randomised double-blind trial.
abstract: A randomised double-blind trial of (+)-cyanidanol-3(Catechin), 2 g/day versus placebo, was carried out in 40 patients with pre-cirrhotic alcohol-related liver disease over a three month period. Twenty received the active drug and 20 placebo; one non-compliant patient in the treatment group was withdrawn. Forty-one per cent (16/39) abstained from alcohol and showed significant improvements (P < 0.005) in mean values for serum aspartate transaminase, serum gamma glutamyl transpeptidase, and mean corpuscular volume. Ten of the 16 showed overall histological improvement on liver biopsy. Fifty-nine pr cent (23/39) continued to drink, though significantly reducing their mean daily alcohol intake (P < 0.001). No significant changes occurred in this group in mean serum enzyme values, though the mean value for mean corpuscular volume improved significantly (P < 0.01) and 16 of the 23 showed overall histological improvement. Changes occurred irrespective of treatment with Catechin which suggests that, over a three month period, this drug did not influence the course of alcohol-related liver disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002392:Catechin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001578:Benzopyrans; D002392:Catechin; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases