Tier 4 — mechanistic

Lipid profiling of the therapeutic effects of berberine in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Chang X, Wang Z, Zhang J, Yan H, Bian H, Xia M, Lin H, Jiang J, Gao X
Journal of translational medicine 2016 14:266

Bibliography

PubMed
PMID 27629750
PubMed Central
PMC5024486
Trial registry
View on ClinicalTrials.gov Registered trial — results not yet published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Funding
Reported funding sources: the National Key Basic Research Program of China; the Shanghai Municipal Health Project grant; the Shanghai Health and Family Planning Commission Foundation; Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality. Grant and funder-role details are in the publication.
Competing interests
The authors declared no competing interests in the publication.

Study snapshot

DesignCompanion lipidomic analysis of a randomized trial
ModelHuman participants; see population
Sample41 berberine and 39 lifestyle participants from NCT00633282
InterventionSerum lipidomics from the earlier NAFLD randomized trial
Duration16 weeks
EndpointsLiver fat and liver enzymes; Body composition and weight; Metabolic biomarkers

What the study showed, in plain terms

This companion report examined lipid species and ceramides in participants from the earlier liver-fat trial.

Key findings

  • This companion report examined lipid species and ceramides in participants from the earlier liver-fat trial.

What this study can and cannot tell us

Shared participants with PMID 26252777; not an independent replication. Lipidomic associations do not establish the mechanism of clinical benefit.

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