Multi-component Chinese medicine formulas for drug discovery: State of the art and future perspectives

For hundreds of years, the drug discovery and development industry has aimed at identifying single components with a clear mechanism of action as desirable candidates for potential drugs. However, this conventional strategy of drug discovery and development has faced challenges including a low succe...

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Main Authors: Cheng Zhang, Guoming Chen, Guoyi Tang, Xiaoyu Xu, Zixin Feng, Yuanjun Lu, Yau-Tuen Chan, Junyu Wu, Yuanyuan Chen, Lin Xu, QING REN, Hongchao Yuan, Dong-Hua Yang, Zhe-Sheng Chen, Ning Wang, Yibin Feng
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Published: Compuscript Ltd 2023-02-01
Series:Acta Materia Medica
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/AMM-2022-0049
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author Cheng Zhang
Guoming Chen
Guoyi Tang
Xiaoyu Xu
Zixin Feng
Yuanjun Lu
Yau-Tuen Chan
Junyu Wu
Yuanyuan Chen
Lin Xu
QING REN
Hongchao Yuan
Dong-Hua Yang
Zhe-Sheng Chen
Ning Wang
Yibin Feng
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Guoming Chen
Guoyi Tang
Xiaoyu Xu
Zixin Feng
Yuanjun Lu
Yau-Tuen Chan
Junyu Wu
Yuanyuan Chen
Lin Xu
QING REN
Hongchao Yuan
Dong-Hua Yang
Zhe-Sheng Chen
Ning Wang
Yibin Feng
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description For hundreds of years, the drug discovery and development industry has aimed at identifying single components with a clear mechanism of action as desirable candidates for potential drugs. However, this conventional strategy of drug discovery and development has faced challenges including a low success rate and high development costs. Herein, we critically review state-of-the-art drug discovery and development based on multi-component Chinese medicine formulas. We review the policies and application status of new drugs based on multi-component Chinese medicines in the US, China, and the European Union. Moreover, we illustrate several excellent cases of ongoing applications. Biomedical technologies that may facilitate drug discovery and development based on multi-component Chinese medicine formulas are discussed, including network pharmacology, integrative omics, CRISPR gene editing, and chemometrics. Finally, we discuss potential problems and solutions in pre-clinical and clinical research in drug discovery and development based on multi-component Chinese medicine formulas. We hope that this review will promote discussion of the roles of multi-component Chinese medicine formulas in the discovery and development of new drugs for the treatment of human diseases.
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spelling doaj-art-3bbf4451b9ad4428993aa1d7704240e62025-08-20T02:34:56ZengCompuscript LtdActa Materia Medica2737-79462023-02-012110612510.15212/AMM-2022-0049Multi-component Chinese medicine formulas for drug discovery: State of the art and future perspectivesCheng ZhangGuoming ChenGuoyi TangXiaoyu XuZixin FengYuanjun LuYau-Tuen ChanJunyu WuYuanyuan ChenLin XuQING RENHongchao YuanDong-Hua YangZhe-Sheng ChenNing WangYibin FengFor hundreds of years, the drug discovery and development industry has aimed at identifying single components with a clear mechanism of action as desirable candidates for potential drugs. However, this conventional strategy of drug discovery and development has faced challenges including a low success rate and high development costs. Herein, we critically review state-of-the-art drug discovery and development based on multi-component Chinese medicine formulas. We review the policies and application status of new drugs based on multi-component Chinese medicines in the US, China, and the European Union. Moreover, we illustrate several excellent cases of ongoing applications. Biomedical technologies that may facilitate drug discovery and development based on multi-component Chinese medicine formulas are discussed, including network pharmacology, integrative omics, CRISPR gene editing, and chemometrics. Finally, we discuss potential problems and solutions in pre-clinical and clinical research in drug discovery and development based on multi-component Chinese medicine formulas. We hope that this review will promote discussion of the roles of multi-component Chinese medicine formulas in the discovery and development of new drugs for the treatment of human diseases.https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/AMM-2022-0049
spellingShingle Cheng Zhang
Guoming Chen
Guoyi Tang
Xiaoyu Xu
Zixin Feng
Yuanjun Lu
Yau-Tuen Chan
Junyu Wu
Yuanyuan Chen
Lin Xu
QING REN
Hongchao Yuan
Dong-Hua Yang
Zhe-Sheng Chen
Ning Wang
Yibin Feng
Multi-component Chinese medicine formulas for drug discovery: State of the art and future perspectives
Acta Materia Medica
title Multi-component Chinese medicine formulas for drug discovery: State of the art and future perspectives
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title_fullStr Multi-component Chinese medicine formulas for drug discovery: State of the art and future perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Multi-component Chinese medicine formulas for drug discovery: State of the art and future perspectives
title_short Multi-component Chinese medicine formulas for drug discovery: State of the art and future perspectives
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