Mineral Element, Antioxidant Responses and Metabolism in Vertebrates
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 3656
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular nutrition; metabolic regulation; oxidative stress; molecular toxicology; aquatic economic animals
Interests: Aquculture, Nutrition, Immunology, Flesh quality, Intestinal health
Interests: animal nutrition; feed safety; mycotoxins; animal health; selenium
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Dear Colleagues,
Mineral elements, such as calcium, copper, zinc, iron, magnesium, manganese, selenium, and phosphorus, play important roles in numerous physiological and biochemical processes in all vertebrates. Their inclusions in diets are necessary, considering that most animals derive these minerals mainly from diets. However, excess intake of minerals can be toxic to animals and adversely influence growth performance, antioxidant responses, and metabolism. Thus, a thorough understanding of mineral nutrition in vertebrates is of fundamental importance.
Recently, many important advances have been made, which are involved in the uptake, transport, and homeostatic regulation of mineral elements in animals, and other studies have revealed the effects and mechanisms of mineral elements influencing antioxidant responses and metabolism. In particular, many mineral-element-induced metabolic dysfunctions are closely related to the dysregulation of antioxidant responses and the occurrence of oxidative stress. Therefore, the investigation into the underlying mechanism of mineral-element-induced changes of antioxidant responses and metabolism, and their interaction will deepen our understanding into mineral nutrition, which preserves health or prevents the occurrence of disease.
In this Special Issue, we aim to collate papers dealing with the interaction of mineral elements with antioxidant responses and metabolism across vertebrates, including humans and terrestrial and aquatic species. The focus will be on studies that elucidate underlying molecular mechanisms of such interactions, and descriptive studies will not be accepted.
Prof. Dr. Zhi Luo
Prof. Dr. Lin Feng
Prof. Dr. Lvhui Sun
Prof. Dr. Christer Hogstrand
Guest Editors
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