斑马鱼在中药研究中的应用

Application of zebra fishes in studies on traditional Chinese medicines

斑马鱼模型作为一个整体的动物模型,其体积小、高通量、费用低、周期短,且实验结果可靠,在药物研究领域广泛应用。中药是一个复杂的系统,其有效成分及作用机制是中药现代化发展的研究热点之一,随着先进技术和方法的不断改进,斑马鱼在中药研究中的应用逐渐深入,并且已经在活性筛选、毒理、代谢研究等方面表现出优越性。该文主要介绍了近年来斑马鱼在中药研究中应用的概况,以期能为中药基础研究提供新的思路和方法。

The zebra fish model, as an integral animal model, features small volume, high throughput, low cost, short cycle and reliable experimental results, thus has been widely used in medical studies. Traditional Chinese medicines （TCM） constitute a com- plex system, their active ingredients and action mechanisms are among study hotspots in during the development of modern TCMs. Along with the constant improvement of advanced technologies and methods, zebra fishes have been increasingly applied in studies on TCMs and shown advantages in active screening, and toxicity and metabolism studies. In this paper, TCM studies by using zebra fishes in recent years are summarized to provide new ideas and methods for basic studies on TCMs.