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ArticleChinese medicine2016

Indication of nerve growth factor binding components from herbal extracts by HerboChip: a platform for drug screening on a chip.

Pinky Sum Chi Lee, Laura Minglu Zhang, Artemis Lu Yan, Kelly Yin Ching Lam, Tina Tingxia Dong, Huangquan Lin, Gallant Kar Lun Chan, Karl Wah Keung Tsim

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Article in Chinese medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pinky Sum Chi LeeDivision of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine R&D, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Laura Minglu ZhangDivision of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine R&D, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Artemis Lu YanDivision of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine R&D, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Kelly Yin Ching LamDivision of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine R&D, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Tina Tingxia DongDivision of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine R&D, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Huangquan LinDivision of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine R&D, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Gallant Kar Lun ChanDivision of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine R&D, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Karl Wah Keung TsimDivision of Life Science and Center for Chinese Medicine R&D, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · HKUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHerboChip is an array of different fractions deriving from herbal extracts. This study aimed to identify effective components from Chinese medicine (CM) that interact with nerve growth factor (NGF) as a target using HerboChip.

methodsFifty types of CM that are traditionally used as remedies for emotion imbalance were selected and extracted with 50 % ethanol. Biotinylated-NGF was hybridized with over 300 chips coated with different HPLC-separated fractions from CM extracts and straptavidin-Cy5 was used to identify the NGF-bound fractions.

resultsOver 300 chips were screened within a week, and 17 positive hits were identified. The interaction of the identified herbal extracts with NGF was confirmed in cultured PC12 cells. Co-application of NGF and herbal extract interfered with NGF-induced expression of neurofilaments, including NF68 and NF200 in cell cultures. Western blot analysis comparing the intensity of phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) over total CREB showed NGF-induced CREB phosphorylation was modulated by the identified herbal extracts. Five CM herbs showed activating activities on the NGF response and nine CM herbs showed inhibiting activities.

conclusionThe current result supported the applicability of HerboChip for screening NGF binding components from herbal extracts.

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