Environmental Metabolites Insights into Health and Disease

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to explore the complex interactions between environmental metabolites and their impacts on both human and animal health. Environmental metabolites encompass a wide range of chemical compounds resulting from environmental exposures, including both harmful toxins and beneficial protectants. Understanding these metabolites is crucial for elucidating the mechanisms through which environmental factors influence health outcomes in humans and animals.

The scope of this Special Issue is broad, encompassing studies on the identification, characterization, and functional roles of environmental metabolites. We invite contributions that investigate the following:

• The metabolic pathways influenced by environmental exposures.
• The role of environmental metabolites in the onset and progression of diseases in humans.
• Protective metabolites and their potential in mitigating environmental health risks.
• The impact of environmental metabolites on the health and productivity of breeding animals such as pigs, cows, and chickens.
• Molecular mechanistic research that elucidates the underlying biological processes affected by environmental metabolites.
• Technological advancements in metabolomics that enhance the detection and analysis of environmental metabolites.
• Integrative approaches combining metabolomics with genomics, proteomics, and other omics technologies to provide a comprehensive understanding of environmental health impacts.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for researchers to present their latest findings on the dual role of environmental metabolites in health and disease for both humans and animals. By highlighting cutting-edge research and innovative methodologies, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of how environmental exposures translate into metabolic changes and subsequent health outcomes. This Special Issue seeks to attract a diverse group of scientists from various disciplines, including toxicology, epidemiology, molecular biology, veterinary science, and public health, to contribute to a comprehensive dialogue on environmental health. Ultimately, our goal is to inform public health and veterinary strategies and interventions that can mitigate adverse health effects while leveraging protective metabolites for improved health and productivity outcomes.

We encourage submissions that offer novel insights and advance the field of environmental metabolomics, paving the way for future research and applications in health and disease prevention in both humans and animals. Molecular mechanistic research within this topic is particularly welcome, as it can provide detailed insights into the biological processes affected by environmental metabolites.

Prof. Dr. Yu Sun
Guest Editor

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• environmental metabolites
• probiotics
• health
• disease
• toxic metabolites
• protective metabolites
• metabolomics
• environmental exposure
• molecular mechanisms
• metabolic pathways