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The Roles of Diet, Gut Microbiome and Microbial Metabolome in Precision Nutrition

edited by Renny S. Lan and

Jiangjiang Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1555

Keywords: metabolomics; gut microbiome; precision nutrition; diet; integration; integrative; lipidomic; person-alized nutrition; probiotics; prebiotics; microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Metabolic Responses to Abiotic Stress in Plants: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Ghulam Hasnain

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1021

Keywords: abiotic stress; plant metabolism; compatible solutes; antioxidant systems; energy metabolism; lipid metabolism; osmotic stress; drought stress; heat stress; salinity stress; heavy metal stress; crop productivity; stress tolerance; gene expression; proteomics; metabolomics; signaling pathways; transcription factors; reactive oxygen species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

The Role of Hepatic Insulin Clearance in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

edited by

Morvarid Kabir

and Richard N. Bergman

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 541

Keywords: insulin clearance; insulin resistance; type 2 diabetes; obesity; hyperinsulinemia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Lipid Metabolism Dysregulation in Metabolic Disorders: Unraveling the Molecular Complexity

edited by

Joshua De Leon

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 300

Keywords: lipid metabolism; dyslipidemia; atherosclerosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)

Application of NMR in Food Metabolomics

edited by Charalambos Fotakis and

Maria Zervou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 268

Keywords: food items; NMR; food metabolomics; quality assurance; geographical origin; authenticity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)

The Comorbidity of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases

edited by

Anna Serefko

and

Aleksandra Szopa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 249

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; metabolic diseases; depression; dementia; Parkinson’ s disease; Alzheimer’ s disease; Huntington’ s disease; obesity; diabetes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)

Lipid Metabolism in Age-Related Diseases

edited by

Simona Fenizia

Elettra Barberis

and

Marcello Manfredi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 236

Keywords: lipid metabolism; metabolic diseases; high-throughput mass spectrometry-based lipidomics; aging; lipid biomarkers; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)

Metabolic Impacts of Toxic Exposures on Human Health and Potential Biomarkers

edited by Leiliane Coelho Andre,

Isarita Martins Sakakibara

, Maria José Nunes de Paiva and

Solange Cristina Garcia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 229

Keywords: metabolomics; biomarkers; environmental toxicology; environmental exposure; environmental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)

Exploring the Depth of Metabolic Marvels: Innovation in Large-Scale Analysis of Small Molecules

edited by

Beate Fuchs

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 201

Keywords: mass spectrometry; NMR spectroscopy; large-scale metabolomics; sample preparation; data ac-quisition; data repeatability; data integration; metabolite identification; biological explanation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)

Metabolic Changes in Diet-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases

edited by

Beatrice Dufrusine

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 162

Keywords: nutrition; Westernized diet; inflammation; immune system; cancer; metabolic reprogramming; au-toimmune disease; obesity; allergies; inflammatory bowel diseases; celiac disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Energy Metabolism and Its Application in Obesity and Diabetes Research

edited by

Domenico Sergi

and

Angelina Passaro

submission deadline 5 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3098 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy metabolism; metabolic health; insulin resistance; metabolomics; lipidomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Metabolomics Analysis in Food Authentication and Traceability

edited by

Hui-Wen Gu

, Haiyan Fu and

Jiukai Zhang

submission deadline 8 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: food fraud; authentication and traceability; metabolomics; chemometrics; LC-MS; GC-MS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Metabolomics)

Nutrition, Metabolism and Physiology in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Renlei Ji

and Xueshan Li

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4348 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; metabolism; physiology; metabolism; aquaculture; metabolome; nutrients; hazardous materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Metabolic Responses of Seeds Development and Germination

edited by

Li Li

and

Mingxun Chen

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2366 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress; seeds; seedling; metabolism; hormone regulation; development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Research on Biomarkers for Cardiometabolic Risk in Metabolic Syndrome

edited by Antoaneta Trifonova Gateva and Yavor Sashov Assyov

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic syndrome; vascular complications; biomarkers; carbohydrate disturbances; diabetes; pre-diabetes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Identification of Plant Metabolites: Characterization and Biological Activities, 2nd Edition

edited by

Irina Ielciu

and

Ramona Paltinean

submission deadline 14 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; plant metabolites; separation techniques; biological activities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Bioactive Compounds in Animal Nutrition Resources and Animal By-Products

edited by

Claudia Delgadillo Puga

and Mario Cuchillo Hilario

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6087 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative sources; animal nutrition; bioactive compounds; metabolites; animal products; consumer health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)

New Insights in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

edited by João Henrique Frota Cavalcanti and Diego S. Batista

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3167 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant metabolism; chemodiversity; abiotic stress; biotic elicitors; secondary metabolites; metabolic pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Diet and Nutrition in Relation to Metabolic Health

edited by

Marta P. Silvestre

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2046 | Submission Open

Keywords: diet; dietary interventions; foods; metabolism; nutrients; polyphenols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis: Cell Specific Functions and Molecular Mechanism of the Disease

edited by Pablo Fernández-Tussy

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1319 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid metabolism; lipoproteins; atherosclerosis; cardiovascular disease; macrophages; vascular smooth muscle cells; endothelial cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)

Biosynthesis, Metabolism, and Physiological Functions of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (2nd Edition)

edited by

Haixing Li

and

Dandan Gao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open

Keywords: gamma-aminobutyric acid; metabolism and metabolomics; biotechnology and bioengineering; biosynthesis; physiological function; gamma-aminobutyric-acid-producing microbes; methodology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)

Interplay Between Metabolic Adaptations to Physical Activity

edited by

Olga Scudiero

and Cristina Mennitti

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; biomarkers; metabolic adaptations; exercise; performance; athletes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Immunometabolism and Metabolomics in Lung Disease

edited by Claudio Tirelli and Stefano Centanni

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; lung physiopathology; biomarkers; COPD; ILD; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; exhaled breath condensate; metabolites; immunometabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Cancer Metabolomics 2024

edited by

Bénédicte Elena-Herrmann

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3352 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics approaches and technologies; cancer and chronic diseases; diagnosis or predictive metabolic biomarkers; multi-omics studies; tumor metabolism; molecular epidemiology of cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)

Unlocking the Mysteries of Muscle Metabolism in the Animal Sciences

edited by

David E. Gerrard

and

Sally E. Johnson

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11326 | Submission Open

Keywords: muscle; amino acid metabolism; energy metabolism; metabolites; protein; growth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)

Impact of Food and Bioactive Compounds on Metabolic Diseases

edited by

Bungo Shirouchi

and

Hayato Maeda

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7778 | Submission Open

Keywords: food factors; bioactive compounds; food function; metabolism; metabolites; gut microbiota (flora); metabolic syndrome; metabolic diseases (disorders)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Application of Metabolomics in Clinical Neonatology

edited by

Kosmas Sarafidis

and

Helen G. Gika

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5909 | Submission Open

Keywords: neonate; disease pathophysiology; biomarkers; definition and diagnosis; outcome; omics; neonatal intensive care; neonatology; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)

Nutrition and Metabolism in Human Diseases 2nd Edition

edited by

Xinhui Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5248 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; metabolism; nutrient; metabolite; disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Metabolomics in Disease Mechanisms and Drug Targets

edited by

Kefeng Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4700 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; disease mechanism; drug target; biomarker; disease prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)

Reactive Oxygen Species and Energy Metabolic Alterations in Health and Disease

edited by

Paola Maycotte

and

Álvaro Marín-Hernández

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2396 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; ROS; glycolysis; mitochondria; autophagy; antioxidant system; glutathione; oxidative phosphorylation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)

Metabolites and Thyroid

edited by Carolina Castro Porto Silva Janovsky and Caroline Serrano-Nascimento

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2236 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; hypothyroidism; hyperthyroidism; thyroid cancer; thyroid function; endocrine disruptors; lipidomics; proteomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Environmental Metabolites Insights into Health and Disease

edited by

Yu Sun

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2036 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental metabolites; probiotics; health; disease; toxic metabolites; protective metabolites; metabolomics; environmental exposure; molecular mechanisms; metabolic pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)

Gut Microbe-Derived Metabolites in the Onset of Chronic Diseases

edited by Jonathan Wei Jie Lee and Adrian Low

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1844 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiome; chronic gut disease; sulfidogenic bacteria; methanogens; secondary bile acids; short-chain fatty acids; tryptophan metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)

Advances in Mass Spectrometry for Plant Metabolite Analysis: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Mila Radan

and

Prakash Babu Adhikari

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: mass spectrometry; plant metabolomics; biomarker discovery; metabolic networks: metabolic flux; MS data analysis; metabolic diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Role of Metabolic Factors and Their Interactions on Diabetes and Its Complications

edited by Yun Shen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic risk factors; diabetes comorbidities; bioinformatics; machine learning; multi-omics integration; cardiovascular disease; dyslipidemia; insulin resistance; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Role of Nutraceuticals in Metabolic Disorders: Mechanisms and Benefits

edited by

Susmita Barman

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutraceuticals; functional foods; metabolic syndrome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

New Insights into Microalgae Metabolism

edited by Wei Ding and

Yongteng Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae metabolism; carbon fixation; lipids; high-value compounds; synthetic biology; stress responses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Metabolomics)

Metabolic Interaction between Gut Microbiota and Dietary Bioactive Compounds: Lipids, Carbohydrates, and Phytochemicals

edited by

Han Peng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: food prebiotics; gut– organ axes; bioactive supplements; lipids; carbohydrates; phytochemicals; purification/processing technology; supplement formulation; alternative proteins/lipids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Myostatin: A Key Regulator of Skeletal Muscle Metabolism and Development

edited by

Emiliano Lasagna

and

Ishaku L. Haruna

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: myostatin; MSTN; GDF8; muscle development; muscular hypertrophy; metabolites and metabolism; omics sciences; myostatin pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)

Adrenal Neuroendocrine System and Cardiometabolic Health

edited by

Moe Thuzar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: adrenal; metabolic syndrome; cardiovascular health; glucocorticoid; mineralocorticoid

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Lifestyle Medicine for Chronic Diseases

edited by

Caroline Rhéaume

and

Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: lifestyle medicine; chronic diseases; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Adipose Tissue, Reproduction and Metabolic Health in Women

edited by

Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo

and Renata Saucedo

submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3665 | Submission Open

Keywords: adiposity; gestational diabetes; preeclampsia; pregnancy; obesity; polycystic ovarian syndrome; infertility; reproductive health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Exploring and Expanding Horizons in Secondary Metabolites: Biosynthesis, Identification, Regulation and Biological Activity

edited by

Alberto Jorge Oliveira Lopes

Antônio Cantanhede Filho

and Claúdia Quintino Da Rocha

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2575 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; biosynthesis; regulation; identification; plants; microorganisms; marine organisms; animals; bioactivity; drug discovery; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)

Expanding Boundaries in Spatial Lipidomics: Advances in Mass Spectrometry Imaging

edited by

Vanna Denti

and

Simone Serrao

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial lipidomics; mass spectrometry imaging; multimodal; imaging data analysis; spatial functional analysis; lipids biochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)

Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Age-Related Metabolic Changes and Disorders

edited by

Sylwia Dzięgielewska-Gęsiak

Teresa Grzelak

and Grzegorz Dziubanek

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2912 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutritional attitudes and behaviors; bioconcentration factor; health risk assessment; dietary exposure; farm-fresh foods; medicinal plants; gut microbiota; dietary supplements; trace elements— Zn; Cu; heavy metals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Lifestyle Interventions: A Challenging Therapeutic Strategy for Metabolic Syndrome 2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2768 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetes; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; obesity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Metabolomics and Bioinformatics Approaches to Studying Human Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites

edited by Zhiwei Zhou, Shipei Xing and Xiaotao Shen

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2210 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; bioinformatics; databases; gut microbiota; microbiome; host– microbe interaction; microbial metabolism; multiomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)

Metabolic Research in Bladder Cancer

edited by

Dechao Feng

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: bladder cancer; metabolic biomarkers; metabolic reprogramming; tumor microenvironment; molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Advances in Carotenoid Metabolism

edited by

Robin Ghosh

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: carotenoids; metabolism; systems biology; nutrigenomics; apocarotenoids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Interactions of Diet, Exercise, and Metabolism

edited by

Raphael Gonçalves de Oliveira

, Dartagnan Pinto Guedes and Laís Campos de Oliveira

submission deadline 19 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1067 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical exercise; physical fitness; physical activity; diet; food; and nutrition; feeding behavior; me-tabolism; metabolic process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

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