reviewChinese MedicineNov 8, 2023GOLD OA

Network pharmacology: a bright guiding light on the way to explore the personalized precise medication of traditional Chinese medicine

Xihua University · Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Network pharmacology can ascertain the therapeutic mechanism of drugs for treating diseases at the level of biological targets and pathways. The effective mechanism study of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) characterized by multi-component, multi-targeted, and integrative efficacy, perfectly corresponds to the application of network pharmacology. Currently, network pharmacology has been widely utilized to clarify the mechanism of the physiological activity of TCM. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the application of network pharmacology in TCM to reveal its potential of verifying the phenotype and underlying causes of diseases, realizing the personalized and accurate application of TCM. We…

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Keywords
  • Systems pharmacology
  • Mechanism (biology)
  • Traditional Chinese medicine
  • Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Computer science
  • Computational biology
  • Alternative medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Industry, innovation and infrastructure
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