Application of functional MRI on evaluation of cholinergic drugs and other neurotransmitter drugs and its prospect in traditional Chinese medicine evaluation.
- Author:
Tianjiao FENG
1
;
Yao ZHANG
;
Zhanjun ZHANG
;
Yongyan WANG
Author Information
1. National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscienee and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China. tianjiao.feng@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Cholinergic Agents;
pharmacology;
Drug Evaluation;
methods;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
methods;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Neurotransmitter Agents;
pharmacology
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2011;36(6):810-813
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This article summarizes the progress of the application of functional magnetic resonance image (fMRI) on neuropharmacology. Cholinergic drugs are types of neurotransmitters which are usually used to treat neurological disorders. fMRI is widely used in the research of evaluation of cholinergic drugs. This article systematically summerizes the research of drug evaluation on memory, attention, emotion and vision by fMRI using the cholinergic drugs for example. Combined with the charactors and disciplines of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), this article also makes a prospect of the application of fMRI on traditional Chinese medicine evaluation, especially the drugs on brain disease and emotional modulation.
