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
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…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 24.48
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 168
Authors
10- LLLing LiCorresponding
Xihua University, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- LYLele Yang
Xihua University, University of Macau, Zhuhai Institute of Advanced Technology
- LYLiuqing Yang
Xihua University, University of Macau, Zhuhai Institute of Advanced Technology
- CHChunrong He
Xihua University
- YHYuxin He
Xihua University
Topics & keywords
- Systems pharmacology
- Mechanism (biology)
- Traditional Chinese medicine
- Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Computer science
- Computational biology
- Alternative medicine
- Industry, innovation and infrastructure