ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2012
Systems biology of meridians, acupoints, and chinese herbs in disease.
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- Recent Advance in Applications of Proteomics Technologies on Traditional Chinese Medicine Research.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Review
- The holistic effects of acupuncture treatment.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Article
- The Effect of Acupuncture to SP6 on Skin Temperature Changes of SP6 and SP10: An Observation of "Deqi".Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014Article
- Neural pathway interference by retained acupuncture: a functional MRI study of a dog model of Parkinson's disease.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2013Article
- A longitudinal study of the reliability of acupuncture deqi sensations in knee osteoarthritis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Article
- Clinical Applications of Omics Technologies on ZHENG Differentiation Research in Traditional Chinese Medicine.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Article
- Use of acupuncture to treat cerebral infarction in the last 10 years: A Scopus-based literature analysis.Neural regeneration research · 2012Article
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Abstract
Meridians, acupoints, and Chinese herbs are important components of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). They have been used for disease treatment and prevention and as alternative and complementary therapies. Systems biology integrates omics data, such as transcriptional, proteomic, and metabolomics data, in order to obtain a more global and complete picture of biological activity. To further understand the existence and functions of the three components above, we reviewed relevant research in the systems biology literature and found many recent studies that indicate the value of acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Acupuncture is useful in pain moderation and relieves various symptoms arising from acute spinal cord injury and acute ischemic stroke. Moreover, Chinese herbal extracts have been linked to wound repair, the alleviation of postmenopausal osteoporosis severity, and anti-tumor effects, among others. Different acupoints, variations in treatment duration, and herbal extracts can be used to alleviate various symptoms and conditions and to regulate biological pathways by altering gene and protein expression. Our paper demonstrates how systems biology has helped to establish a platform for investigating the efficacy of TCM in treating different diseases and improving treatment strategies.
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