Potential of natural products in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a kind of functional bowel disease that is characterized by bellyache, abdominal distension, and diarrhea. Although not life-threatening, IBS has a long course and recurrent attacks and seriously affects the life quality of patients. Current drugs for treating IBS p...

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Published in:Phytomedicine (Stuttgart) 2022-11, Vol.106, p.154419-154419, Article 154419
Main Authors: Lu, Qiang, Tan, Daopeng, Luo, Jingbin, Ye, Yonghao, Zuo, Manhua, Wang, Siyu, Li, Cailan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Irritable bowel syndrome
Mechanism
Natural products
Plants
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Summary:Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a kind of functional bowel disease that is characterized by bellyache, abdominal distension, and diarrhea. Although not life-threatening, IBS has a long course and recurrent attacks and seriously affects the life quality of patients. Current drugs for treating IBS possess remarkable limitations, such as limited efficacy and severe adverse reactions. Therefore, developing novel medications to treat IBS is quite essential, and natural products may be a substantial source. This is the first systematic review elaborating the recent advancement of natural products as potential drugs for the therapy of IBS. A comprehensive retrieval of studies was carried out in scientific databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Elsevier, and CNKI. By using (“irritable bowel syndrome” OR “IBS”) AND (“natural product” OR “natural compound” OR “phytochemical”) as keywords, the eligible studies were screened, and the relevant information about therapeutic action and mechanism of natural products treating IBS was extracted. Natural products against IBS consisted of four categories, namely, terpenoids, flavonoids, alkaloids, and phenols. Furthermore, the underlying mechanisms for natural products treating IBS were tightly associated with increased TJs and mucus protein expression, regulation of the brain-gut axis and gut microbiota structure, and inhibition of inflammatory response and intestinal mucosal damage. Natural products could be extremely prospective candidate drugs used to treat IBS, and further preclinical and clinical researches are needed to guarantee their efficacy and safety.
ISSN:0944-7113
1618-095X
DOI:10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154419