Mechanism of Liver-spleen Disharmony in Inducing Metabolic Diseases in Phlegm-dampness Constitution from the Perspective of Bile Acid Metabolism
Liver-spleen disharmony is a common clinical syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),characterized by the dysfunction of the spleen in transportation and transformation and the liver in free flow of qi,which affects the body's water metabo-lism and leads to metabolic abnormalities such as the accumulation of phlegm and dampness.It is a key pathogenesis in the transi-tion from a phlegm-dampness constitution to disease.Bile acids play a role in the enterohepatic circulation and have extensive regu-latory effects on glucose and lipid metabolism in the body.By the investigation of bile acids as the material basis for the TCM theory of liver-spleen disharmony at a microscopic level,the scientific connotation of bile acid metabolism and liver-spleen disharmony can be revealed.This approach aims to provide a scientific explanation for the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders in individuals with a phlegm-dampness constitution from a new perspective.Moreover,regulating the bile acid profile through Chinese medicine can ef-fectively improve the metabolic disorders induced by a phlegm-dampness constitution.This study expands the breadth and depth of TCM research on phlegm-dampness constitutions and provides new research directions and intervention targets for clinical regulation of phlegm-dampness.
Bile acidsLiver-spleen disharmonyPhlegm-dampness constitutionGlycolipid metabolismEnterohepatic circula-tionMetabolic disorder