title: [Proteomics in Chinese medicine researches: current status, problems and strategies].
abstract: Proteomics plays important roles in Chinese medicine research at post-genomics era. Its research idea and methods are beneficial for elucidating some elemental features of Chinese medicine. At present, Chinese medicine proteomic studies are mainly focusing on the syndromatology and medical herbal pharmacology. However, there are still some problems, the most important matter was that most of the results were merely the superficial delineations. Further research should put emphasize on the unremitting and penetrating study of proteomics, molecular biology and bioinformatics integrally for illuminating Chinese medicine theory deeply to promote the modernization of Chinese medicine research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou. xsq106@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Shao-quan
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Dai-han
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Qi-da
authors.initials: QD
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods*; D040901:Proteomics; D012106:Research
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal