代谢综合征的中西医结合防治

代谢综合征又称作胰岛素抵抗综合征,临床主要表现为糖代谢、脂代谢紊乱及其所引起的一系列疾病,如糖耐量减损或糖尿病、肥胖、高脂血症、脂肪肝、高血压、冠心病、微量白蛋白尿等.中医对这类病症成因的认识,从脏腑而言,主要是脾气虚弱,以脾失健运为本,而气、血、痰、火、湿、食六郁为标.对代谢综合征的防治,目前主张从时相上要提前进行干预,要将减缓胰岛素抵抗的发生和发展作为防治的重要环节;从措施上应从单纯降糖的防治观,转向以防治心血管事件为中心的多危险因素综合防治.从单纯的降压或降糖的效果来看,中医中药的作用不如西药明显,但中药对胰岛素抵抗的改善、血管内皮细胞损伤的保护、脂代谢的调节、高凝状态的抑制、炎症状态的治疗等都有其独特的优势,而且相对安全.因此,在治疗中怎样发挥中医中药的这些长处,结合西医药起效快捷、作用环节明确的特点,充分体现中西医结合的优势,这是值得今后深入探讨的.

Prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome with integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine

Metabolic syndrome also can be named insulin resistance syndrome. The main clinical manifestations include metabolic disorders of glucose and lipid and some diseases caused by the metabolic disorder, such as impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes, obesity, hyperlipemia, fatty liver, hypertension, coronary heart disease, microalbuminuria, etc. According to the theory of zang-fu organs (viscera) in traditional Chinese medicine, these diseases all result from the deficiency of spleen-qi. They are characterized by deficiency in the Ben (root) and excess in the Biao (branch). The Ben (root) is the failure of the spleen in transportation, and the Biao (branch) is stagnation of qi, blood, phlegm, fire, dampness and food. In the prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome, it is advocated that the intervention of medicine should be used as early as possible, so as to slow down the occurrence and development of insulin resistance, and that emphasis should be transferred from decreasing blood glucose alone to comprehensive prevention of risk factors, especially to the prevention of cardiovascular events. The effect of traditional Chinese herbs is not as good as the western drugs in decreasing the blood pressure and glucose. However, the traditional Chinese herbs have distinctive superiority in ameliorating the insulin resistance, protecting the injury of vascular endothelial cells, regulating the metabolism of lipid, inhibiting the hypercoagulability, and treating the inflammation. Moreover, they are relatively safe. Therefore, the integration of the traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine is worth further research.