芳香开窍中药对血脑屏障通透性的调节作用及其机制研究进展

Progress in regulation effect of aromatic refreshing traditional Chinese medicine on BBB permeability and its mechanism

血脑屏障的天然屏障作用,在保护脑组织的同时也限制了众多药物的入脑转运。芳香开窍类中药能够开窍醒脑、调节血脑屏障通透性,体现出引药上行和脑保护的特性。该文以常见芳香开窍中药冰片、麝香、苏合香、安息香和石菖蒲为代表,综述了近年来芳香开窍中药对血脑屏障通透性调节作用的研究进展,并对其调节机制进行了探讨。此外,结合近年来芳香开窍中药在现代制剂中的应用,笔者认为后续研究应拓宽此类中药的应用,将其芳香开窍的特性与现代药剂学的新剂型、新技术相结合,为脑部疾病的治疗提供新的思路与方法。

The blood-brain barrier （BBB） protects the brain against unwanted substances, while, at the same time, limits the transport of many drugs into the brain. Aromatic refreshing traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） can induce resuscitation and modify the permeability of BBB, promoting other drugs entering into the brain with brain protection effect. This paper mainly reviews the research progress in regulation effects and mechanism of usual aromatic refreshing TCM, such as borneol, moschus, styrax, benzoinum and Tatarinow Sweetflag Rhizome, on BBB permeability. To broaden the application of these drugs in modern pharmaceutics in the future, the relatively research should emphasis on combining aromatic refreshing TCM with new formulations and technologies in pharmaceutics, providing novel promising strategies for brain diseases therapy.