Omic techniques in systems biology approaches to traditional Chinese medicine research: present and future.

Omic techniques have become key tools in the development of systems biology. As the holistic approaches underlying the practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and new tendencies in Western medicine towards personalised medicine require in-depth knowledge of mechanisms of action and active com...

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Autores: Buriani, Alessandro, Garcia-Bermejo, Maria L., Bosisio, Enrica, Xu, Qihe, Li. Huige, Dong, Xuebin, S.J. Simmonds, Monique, Carrara, Maria, Tejedor García, Noelia, Lucio-Cazana, Javier, Hylands, Peter J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Repositorio:DDFV. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddfv.ufv.es:10641/5369
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10641/5369
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Genomics
Transcriptomics
Metabolomics
Metabonomics
Proteomics
Traditional Chinese medicine
Chinese herbal medicine
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Sumario:Omic techniques have become key tools in the development of systems biology. As the holistic approaches underlying the practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and new tendencies in Western medicine towards personalised medicine require in-depth knowledge of mechanisms of action and active compounds,the use of omic techniques is crucial for understanding and interpretation of TCM development, especially in view of its expansion in Western countries. In this short review, omic applications in TCM research are reviewed which has allowed some speculation regarding future perspectives for these approaches in TCM modernisation and standardisation. Guidelines for good practice for the application of omics in TCM research are also proposed.