Part 1. Definition
In this task, you're given a paragraph and title from the research paper. Your task is to classify whether the given title is suitable or not for the research paper based on the given paragraph. Return "True" if title is proper according to paragraph else "False".
Part 2. Example
Paragraph: The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic originating from China in 2002 was caused by a previously uncharacterized coronavirus that could be identified by specific RT-PCR amplification. Efforts to control future SARS outbreaks depend on the accurate and early identification of SARS-CoV infected patients. A real-time fluorogenic RT-PCR assay based on the 3 -noncoding region (3 -NCR) of SARS-CoV genome was developed as a quantitative SARS diagnostic tool. The ideal amplification efficiency of a sensitive SARS-CoV RT-PCR assay should yield an E value (PCR product concentration increase per amplification cycle) equal to 2.0. It was demonstrated that the 3 -NCR SARS-CoV based RT-PCR reactions could be formulated to reach excellent E values of 1.81, or 91% amplification efficacy. The SARS-CoV cDNA preparations derived from viral RNA extract and the cloned recombinant plasmid both exhibit the identical amplification characteristics, i.e. amplification efficacy using the same PCR formulation developed in this study. The viral genomic copy (or genomic equivalences, GE) per infectious unit (GE/pfu) of SARS-CoV used in this study was also established to be approximate 1200-1600:1. The assay's detection sensitivity could reach 0.005 pfu or 6-8 GE per assay. It was preliminarily demonstrated that the assay could efficiently detect SARS-CoV from clinical specimens of SARS probable and suspected patients identified in Taiwan. The 3 -NCR based SARS-CoV assay demonstrated 100% diagnostic specificity testing samples of patients with acute respiratory disease from a non-SARS epidemic region.
Title: Development and evaluation of an efficient 3 -noncoding region-based SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) RT-PCR assay for detection of SARS-CoV
Answer: True
Explanation: The answer is true because the title of the paragraph is correct where it described the development of 3 -noncoding region of SARS-CoV genome and assay efficiently detecting SARS-CoV from clinical specimens.
Part 3. Exercise
Paragraph: Herbal formulas from traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) have been extensively used in clinics as effective therapies, but it is still a great challenge to demonstrate the scientific basis for their therapeutic effects at the level of molecular biology. By taking a classic herbal formula (Yu Ping Feng decoction, YPF) as an example, this study developed a novel network pharmacology based method to identify its potential therapeutic targets. First, this study constructed a "targets-(pathways)-targets" (TPT) network in which targets of YPF were connected by relevant pathways; then, this network was decomposed into separate modules with strong internal connections; lastly, the propensity of each module toward different diseases was assessed by a contribution score. On the basis of a significant association between network modules and therapeutic diseases validated by chi-square test (p-value < 0.001), this study identified the network module with the strongest propensity toward therapeutic diseases of YPF. Further, the targets with the highest centrality in this module are recommended as YPF's potential therapeutic targets. By integrating the complicated "multi-targetsmulti-pathways-multi-diseases" relationship of herbal formulas, the method shows promise for identifying its potential therapeutic targets, which could contribute to the modern scientific illustration of TCMs' traditional clinical applications. Understanding the scientific basis and therapeutic mechanisms of herbal formulas from traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) is essential since they play a vital role in complementary and alternative therapies in clinical practice to cure diseases or restore the whole-body balance; additionally, they provide a rich source for drug discovery. Owing to the complexity of the constituents in TCMs, reductionism, which individually considers each ingredient, cannot adequately explain the effects generated by an entire formula, and therefore faces several challenges comprehending and illustrating the mechanisms of herbal formulas. With the rapid development of bioinformatics, a combined attempt based on system/network biology and polypharmacology has created a new paradigm called network pharmacology (NP). In recent years, NP has been proposed as a promising approach for understanding herbal formulas 1,2 and predicting potential new drugs or targets 3-5 . To some extent, NP-based research on the underlying therapeutic mechanisms of herbal formulas has been well-accepted 6,7 and accounts for the strong compatibility of different scales of systems. A distinct advantage of network analysis is that it can excavate underlying information from multilevel interactions, especially when dealing with big data. Yu Ping Feng (YPF) decoction, a classic herbal formula, has been used in clinics to treat various diseases, such as respiratory tract infection 8,9 , nosocomial pneumonia 10 , chronic bronchitis 11 , and perennial allergic rhinitis 12,13 .
Title: A network pharmacology-based approach to analyse potential targets of traditional herbal formulas: An example of Yu Ping Feng decoction OPEN
Answer:
False