Intracellular Targets of Chinese Materia Medica: Mitochondria
10.11842/wst.2015.03.002
- VernacularTitle:中药细胞内作用靶点——线粒体
- Author:
Fei LIN
;
Jie WANG
;
Lili GUO
;
Junping LI
;
Zhong CHEN
;
Rong YUAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Traditional Chinese medicine;
mitochondria;
medicinal property;
acupuncture
- From:
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2015;17(3):422-426
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has its advantages in a combination of multi-target and multi-channel overall treatment. However, its mechanism is still unclear. This article elaborated upon prior research results by analyzing the effect of property, efficacy of Chinese materia medica (CMM), acupuncture and moxibustion on mitochondria. TCM can improve the morphology and structure of mitochondria. It was involved in a series of metabolic processes, which included the energy metabolism regulation, inhibition of cell apoptosis, and resistance of oxygen free radicals in mitochondria. The results showed that there existed a certain correlation between intracellular targets of TCM and mitochondria.
