Potential Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Anti-Aging and Aging-Related Diseases: Current Evidence and Perspectives

Xue Ding; Xiuxia Ma; Pengfei Meng; Jingyu Yue; Liangping Li; Liran Xu

doi:10.2147/CIA.S447514

Potential Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Anti-Aging and Aging-Related Diseases: Current Evidence and Perspectives

Clin Interv Aging. 2024 May 1:19:681-693. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S447514. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Xue Ding¹, Xiuxia Ma², Pengfei Meng³, Jingyu Yue², Liangping Li⁴, Liran Xu³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
² Department of AIDS Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
³ Department of the First Clinical Medical College, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.
⁴ Department of Graduate, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Aging and aging-related diseases present a global public health problem. Therefore, the development of efficient anti-aging drugs has become an important area of research. Traditional Chinese medicine is an important complementary and alternative branch of aging-related diseases therapy. Recently, a growing number of studies have revealed that traditional Chinese medicine has a certain delaying effect on the progression of aging and aging-related diseases. Here, we review the progress in research into using traditional Chinese medicine for aging and aging-related diseases (including neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer). Furthermore, we summarize the potential mechanisms of action of traditional Chinese medicine and provide references for further studies on aging and aging-related diseases.

Keywords: aging and aging-related diseases; potential mechanisms; traditional Chinese medicine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aging* / drug effects
Cardiovascular Diseases / drug therapy
Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy
Drugs, Chinese Herbal* / pharmacology
Drugs, Chinese Herbal* / therapeutic use
Humans
Medicine, Chinese Traditional* / methods
Neoplasms* / drug therapy
Neurodegenerative Diseases* / drug therapy

Substances

Drugs, Chinese Herbal

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Henan Province COVID-19 Traditional Chinese Medicine Scientific Research Special Project (2022ZYFY02), HenanProvince Special Project of Traditional Chinese Medicine Scientific Research (2019AZB006, 2019JDZX2096, 2022JDZX154), Henan Province Key Research and Development and promotion project (No.232102311222) and the Science and Technology Research Project of HenanProvince (222102310570).