Research advances in the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis

Xing LYU; Ting LI; Xiaodong SUN; Jianpeng ZHOU; Dongxia WANG; Guoyue LYU

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2022.09.035

Volume 38 Issue 9

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Research advances in the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2022.09.035

First Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (U20A20360);

Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province (20200603001SF)

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Corresponding author: LYU Guoyue, lvgy@jlu.edu.cn(ORCID: 0000-0002-9778-5080)
Received Date: 2022-03-01
Accepted Date: 2022-04-04
Published Date: 2022-09-20

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Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease commonly observed in middle-aged women, and it may progress to liver cirrhosis and liver failure. Ursodeoxycholic acid and obeticholic acid are the only first - and second-line drugs approved by the FDA, but about 40% of patients are insensitive to UDCA. Studies are being conducted on a variety of second-line drugs such as fibrates and immunosuppressive drugs, and liver transplantation is the only treatment method for end-stage PBC. This article reviews the research advances in the treatment of PBC and related mechanisms, in order to provide a reference for clinical practice.
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis,
- Drug Therapy,
- Liver Transplantation

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