Tanaka Hiroyuki
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan.
Yakugaku Zasshi. 2009 Apr;129(4):393-400. doi: 10.1248/yakushi.129.393.
A project "Cooperative research and educational center for breeding and standardization of medicinal plants and drug development between Japan and China" was launched in 2006 with the support of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). The project focuses on medicinal plants that are important sources of traditional medicines and modern drugs. Many of these plants exist in Asian countries and have been utilized in health care to maintain quality of life. Recently, the short supply of some important medicinal plants, like Glycyrrhiza sp. and Ephedra sp. has become an issue in Japan and China. We believe that cooperative research by many specialist researchers is a prerequisite for overcoming this problem and for establishing a supply of these resources with their highly added values. Furthermore, with our group's participating researchers utilizing state-of-the-art drug evaluation methods in pharmacological and pharmacutical sciences, the development of new drugs and treatment candidates using the collaborative resources of this project, which include distinguished natural chemists, is anticipated. Another important aim of the project is to foster young scientists. In the project, we are encouraging them to continue their studies to produce new findings regarding traditional medicines and drug development.
一个名为“中日药用植物培育与标准化及药物开发合作研究与教育中心”的项目于2006年在中国国家自然科学基金（NSFC）和日本学术振兴会（JSPS）的支持下启动。该项目聚焦于作为传统药物和现代药物重要来源的药用植物。这些植物中的许多存在于亚洲国家，并已被用于医疗保健以维持生活质量。最近，一些重要药用植物，如甘草属植物和麻黄属植物的短缺，已成为日本和中国面临的一个问题。我们认为，众多专业研究人员的合作研究是克服这一问题以及建立这些具有高附加值资源供应的先决条件。此外，随着我们团队的参与研究人员在药理和制药科学中运用最先进的药物评估方法，预计将利用该项目的合作资源（包括杰出的天然化学家）开发新药和候选治疗方法。该项目的另一个重要目标是培养年轻科学家。在该项目中，我们鼓励他们继续研究，以产生关于传统药物和药物开发的新发现。
