Abstract:

Gene chips sever as suitable high throughput tool for simultaneous analysis of multiple genes. Major practical applicability of gene chips remains in detecting gene transcription and regulation at genomic level in different tissues, so it is a useful tool in screening new drug target, evaluating drug activities and toxicology. Medical herbs are gaining increased applications in drug discovery and development. Being chemically diverse they are able to modulate several targets simultaneously in a complex system. The technology of gene chips, which has been used in pharmacology, toxicogenomics and screening of herbal drugs and extracts, might highly promote the process of Chinese traditional medical modernization.