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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Exploring the patterns in traditional Chinese medicine for bipolar disorder: a data-driven network approach.

Zhenshan Sun, Jiangbangrui Chu, Junjie Peng, Kefan Hu, Zhengyi Wang, Zhu Zhang, Ken Kin Lam Yung

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Zhenshan Sun *Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Jiangbangrui Chu *Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Junjie Peng *Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Kefan HuHong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Zhengyi WangCuiying Honors College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Zhu ZhangTeaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ken Kin Lam YungDepartment of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim of the study: Traditional Chinese Medicine offers a holistic approach that could provide complementary benefits for bipolar disorder treatment. However, the clinical cases in Traditional Chinese Medicine are highly dispersed, creating challenges for translational research. This study employs a novel data-mining-derived approach to identify treatment patterns and active metabolite interactions within these clinical cases. Methods and materials: Bipolar disorder-related targets were determined using DisGeNET and GeneCards databases. Active botanical drugs were extracted from the BATMAN-TCM 2.0 database. All terms for botanical drugs and diseases were confirmed via the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 Edition and Medical Subject Headings. Networks were constructed using Cytoscape, with data analysis performed using Python. MTT cell viability and qRT-PCR analysis were used to perform Results: Five key botanical drugs- Conclusion: Five botanical drugs:

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bioinformaticsbipolar disorderChinese medicinedata miningnetwork analysis

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