title: Recent advances in natural products from plants for treatment of liver diseases.
abstract: Liver disease is any condition that may cause liver inflammation or tissue damage and affects liver function. Natural products that are found in vegetables, fruits, plant extracts, herbs, insects, and animals, have been traditionally used for treating liver diseases. They are chemical compounds that usually have biological activities for use in drug discovery and design. Many natural products have been clinically available as potent hepatoprotective agents against commonly occurring liver diseases. This review summarizes the current progress in the basic, clinical, and translational research on natural products in treatment of various liver diseases. Furthermore, we will focus on the discovery and biological evaluation of the natural products, which shows potential as a new therapeutic agent of liver diseases.
authors.affiliation: National TCM Key Lab of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Key Lab of Chinmedomics, Key Pharmacometabolomics Platform of Chinese Medicines, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heping Road 24, Harbin 150040, China.
authors.forename: Aihua
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xijun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020011:Protective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D010936:Plant Extracts; D020011:Protective Agents