Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (8): 3701-3721.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.08.014

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Research Progress on the Anti-inflammatory Mechanism of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine based on Network Pharmacology

LI Xiaodie1(), PAN Shiqin1, WANG Lu2, CHENG Zhentao1,3, OU Deyuan1,3, SONG Xuqin1,3,*(), YANG Jian1,3,*()   

  1. 1. Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
    2. Engineering Research Center of Southwest Bio-pharmaceutical Resources of Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
    3. Guizhou Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemics and Veterinary Public Health, Guiyang 550025, China
  • Received:2024-10-28 Online:2025-08-23 Published:2025-08-28
  • Contact: SONG Xuqin, YANG Jian E-mail:gs.xdli22@gzu.edu.cn;xqsong@gzu.edu.cn;cas.jyang@gzu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Although traditional Chinese veterinary medicine (TCVM) has demonstrated efficacy and safety in clinical veterinary practice, the molecular mechanisms underlying its anti-inflammatory effects are not fully understood. With the continuous advancement and widespread application of network pharmacology, using this discipline to predict the pharmacological basis and mechanisms of action of TCVM in treating related diseases has become a new trend in research. This review aims to systematically collate the research progress on the mechanisms of action of TCVM in treating inflammatory diseases based on network pharmacology methods. We collected relevant Chinese and English literature from the CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, PubMed and Web of Science databases, and analyzed the number of publications, authors, publishers and keywords of them using CiteSpace software. Besides, we summarized the commonly used databases of TCVM research and the main active ingredients, targets and related signaling pathways of TCVM that exert anti-inflammatory effects. Further elaborate the problems existing in the research of network pharmacology, and to prospect the application potential of it in the field of TCVM research. It is expected to provide a scientific basis and new insights for the modernization research of TCVM.

Key words: network pharmacology, Chinese veterinary medicine, anti-inflammatory mechanism, bibliometrics, CiteSpace

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