Traditional Chinese medicine in human diseases treatment: New insights of their potential mechanisms

For millennia, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has relieved the pain of countless patients with its unique theory and treatment method, which has provoked researchers' interest for exploring the biological and molecular mechanisms. This special issue highlights recent advances of this ancient and mysterious medical system in the basic science research field. The authors in this volume explored the molecular characteristics of TCM syndromes and the disease-resistant mechanisms of acupuncture and Chinese herbs in the diseases effecting the human motor system, digestive system, nervous system, and other organ systems by applying high-throughput omics technologies, molecular biology experiments, animal models and other methods. Alongside enhancing their perception of TCM from these latest findings, readers can also understand how to cross the systematic theory of TCM with modern molecular biology techniques. These studies advance our understanding of the potential mechanisms of TCM in treating human diseases, and also provide inspiration for the development of novel TCM-based therapeutic strategies. We hope these efforts will promote extensive development in TCM research.几千年来, 中医药以其独特的理论和治疗方法缓解了无数病患的痛苦, 这激发了研究人员探索其生物学和分子机制的兴趣。本期特刊突出了这一古老而神秘的医学系统在基础科学研究领域的最新进展。本卷作者通过应用高通量组学技术、分子生物学实验、动物模型和其他方法, 在人体运动系统、消化系统、神经系统等系统的疾病中探究了中医证候的分子特征, 以及针刺疗法和中药的抗病机制。除了通过这些最新发现增强人们对中医学的认知, 读者还可以了解如何将中医学的系统理论与现代分子生物学技术相结合。这些研究促进了我们对中医药治疗人类疾病的潜在机制的理解, 也为开发新的基于中医药的治疗策略提供了灵感。我们希望这些努力能够促进中医学研究的广泛发展。.