We are delighted to share some highly cited papers on cancer research that were published in our journal Metabolites (ISSN: 2218-1989) in 2023. In addition, some Special Issues related to this topic are currently open for submission.

The following is a list of articles and Special Issues that we believe will interest you:

1. “Cancer Metabolism: The Role of ROS in DNA Damage and Induction of Apoptosis in Cancer Cells”
by Yongxia Zhao, Xiaochun Ye, Zhifeng Xiong, Awais Ihsan, Irma Ares, Marta Martínez, Bernardo Lopez-Torres, María-Rosa Martínez-Larrañaga, Arturo Anadón, Xu Wang et al.
Metabolites 2023, 13(7), 796; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13070796
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/7/796

2. “Anticancer Potential of Apigenin and Isovitexin with Focus on Oncogenic Metabolism in Cancer Stem Cells”
by Maryam Ghanbari-Movahed, Sahar Shafiee, Jack T. Burcher, Ricardo Lagoa, Mohammad Hosein Farzaei and Anupam Bishayee
Metabolites 2023, 13(3), 404; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13030404
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/3/404

3. “Tryptophan Metabolism and Gut Microbiota: A Novel Regulatory Axis Integrating the Microbiome, Immunity, and Cancer”
by Yingjian Hou, Jing Li and Shuhuan Ying
Metabolites 2023, 13(11), 1166; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13111166
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/11/1166

4. “Effects of Medicinal Plants and Phytochemicals in Nrf2 Pathways during Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Related Colorectal Cancer: A Comprehensive Review”
by Lucas Fornari Laurindo, Mariana Canevari de Maio, Giulia Minniti, Natália de Góes Corrêa, Sandra Maria Barbalho, Karina Quesada, Elen Landgraf Guiguer, Kátia Portero Sloan, Claudia R. P. Detregiachi, Adriano Cressoni Araújo et al.
Metabolites 2023, 13(2), 243; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13020243
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/2/243

5. “Non-Invasive Lung Cancer Diagnostics through Metabolites in Exhaled Breath: Influence of the Disease Variability and Comorbidities”
by Azamat Z. Temerdashev, Elina M. Gashimova, Vladimir A. Porkhanov, Igor S. Polyakov, Dmitry V. Perunov and Ekaterina V. Dmitrieva
Metabolites 2023, 13(2), 203; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13020203
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/2/203

6. “Diagnostic Value of Salivary Amino Acid Levels in Cancer”
by Lyudmila V. Bel’skaya, Elena A. Sarf and Alexandra I. Loginova
Metabolites 2023, 13(8), 950; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13080950
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/8/950

7. “20-Hydroxyecdysone Confers Antioxidant and Antineoplastic Properties in Human Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells”
by Oleg Shuvalov, Yulia Kirdeeva, Elizaveta Fefilova, Sofia Netsvetay, Mark Zorin, Yulia Vlasova, Olga Fedorova, Alexandra Daks, Sergey Parfenyev and Nickolai Barlev
Metabolites 2023, 13(5), 656; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13050656
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/5/656

8. “Detection and Quantification of Ammonia as the Ammonium Cation in Human Saliva by ¹H NMR: A Promising Probe for Health Status Monitoring, with Special Reference to Cancer”
by Mohammed Bhogadia, Mark Edgar, Kayleigh Hunwin, Georgina Page and Martin Grootveld
Metabolites 2023, 13(7), 792; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13070792
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/7/792

9. “Evaluating Metabolite-Based Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review”
by Gloria Perazzoli, Olga M. García-Valdeavero, Mercedes Peña, Jose Prados, Consolación Melguizo and Cristina Jiménez-Luna
Metabolites 2023, 13(7), 872; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13070872
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/7/872

10. “Recent Advances in the Application of Cucurbitacins as Anticancer Agents”
by Bartłomiej Zieniuk and Magdalena Pawełkowicz
Metabolites 2023, 13(10), 1081; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13101081
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/10/1081

11. “Physical Inactivity, Metabolic Syndrome and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Development of a Predicting Nomogram”
by Cosimo De Nunzio, Aldo Brassetti, Fabiana Cancrini, Francesco Prata, Luca Cindolo, Petros Sountoulides, Chrysovalantis Toutziaris, Mauro Gacci, Riccardo Lombardo, Antonio Cicione et al.
Metabolites 2023, 13(1), 111; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13010111
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/1/111

12. “Cycloguanil and Analogues Potently Target DHFR in Cancer Cells to Elicit Anti-Cancer Activity”
by Jennifer I. Brown, Peng Wang, Alan Y. L. Wong, Boryana Petrova, Rosanne Persaud, Sepideh Soukhtehzari, Melanie Lopez McDonald, Danielle Hanke, Josephine Christensen, Petar Iliev et al.
Metabolites 2023, 13(2), 151; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13020151
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/2/151

13. “Identification of Cancer Driver Genes by Integrating Multiomics Data with Graph Neural Networks”
by Hongzhi Song, Chaoyi Yin, Zhuopeng Li, Ke Feng, Yangkun Cao, Yujie Gu and Huiyan Sun
Metabolites 2023, 13(3), 339; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13030339
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/3/339

14. “The Interplay between Microbiota and Chemotherapy-Derived Metabolites in Breast Cancer”
by Julio Plaza-Diaz and Ana Isabel Álvarez-Mercado
Metabolites 2023, 13(6), 703; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13060703
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/6/703

15. “Targeting Oncometabolites in Peritoneal Cancers: Preclinical Insights and Therapeutic Strategies”
by Revathy Nadhan, Srishti Kashyap, Ji Hee Ha, Muralidharan Jayaraman, Yong Sang Song, Ciro Isidoro and Danny N. Dhanasekaran
Metabolites 2023, 13(5), 618; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13050618
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/5/618