Therapeutic potential of traditional Chinese medicine for vascular endothelial growth factor.

Yijia Mao; Lingkai Meng; Huayi Liu; Yuting LU; Kuo Yang; Guangze Ouyang; Yanran Ban; Shuang Chen

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Therapeutic potential of traditional Chinese medicine for vascular endothelial growth factor.

Author: Yijia MAO ¹ ; Lingkai MENG ¹ ; Huayi LIU ² ; Yuting LU ¹ ; Kuo YANG ³ ; Guangze OUYANG ¹ ; Yanran BAN ¹ ; Shuang CHEN ¹
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1. Graduate School, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301608, China.
2. Department of Digestive Diseases, Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin 300120, China. 15900369830@163.com.
3. Department of Digestive Diseases, Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin 300120, China.
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM); VEGF receptor; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
MeSH: Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use*; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
From: Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2022;23(5):353-364
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the main regulator of physiological angiogenesis during embryonic development, bone growth, and reproductive function, and it also participates in a series of pathological changes. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with a history of more than 2000 years, has been widely used in clinical practice, while the exploration of its mechanisms has only begun. This review summarizes the research of recent years on the influence of TCM on VEGF. It is found that many Chinese medicines and recipes have a regulatory effect on VEGF, indicating that Chinese medicine has broad prospects as a complementary and alternative therapy, providing new treatment ideas for clinical applications and the theoretical basis for research on the mechanisms of TCM.