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Toxin-Host Interaction of Clostridium Toxins submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 24109
Keywords: clostridial toxins; gut-brain axis; clostridial vaccines; clostridial diseases; clostridial toxin structure; clostridial toxin effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Passive Immunotherapy and Its Applications in Envenomation and Infectious Diseases: In Tribute to Gaston Ramon (1886–1963) submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20839
Keywords: passive immunotherapy; serum therapy; antitoxin; antivenom; toxoid; flocculation; adjuvant; antibody
Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxins (Volume III)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12105
Keywords: Aspergillus flavus; growth and development; aflatoxins; secondary metabolism; post-translational modification; detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Application of Botulinum Neurotoxin in Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunctions: Where Are We Now? II
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submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9182
Keywords: overactive bladder; interstitial cystitis; neurogenic detrusor overactivity; voiding dysfunction; lower urinary tract symptoms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Botulinum Toxin and Migraine: Goals and Perspectives (Volume II) submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8463
Keywords: onabotulinumtoxinA; chronic migraine; injection paradigm; mechanism of action; animal models; clinical study; case report; off-label use; new indications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Botulinum Toxins Injections for Hypertonic Limbs—Is It So Effective?
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submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4812
Keywords: botulinum; spastic limb; spasticity; dystonic limb; efficacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
From Animal Venoms to Solutions: In Honor of Professor Lourival D. Possani on the Occasion of His 85th Birthday
edited by Elisabeth Ferroni Schwartz
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16237 | Submission Open
Keywords: venom; snake; spider; scorpion; toxins; antivenom; venom prospection; anemone; conus; ant; bee; wasp; jellyfish; stingrays; lonomia; tarantula; viper
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Mycotoxin Contaminants in Feed: Current Status and What Should We Do?
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submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; secondary metabolites; feed; silage; cereal grains; mycotoxin analysis; mycotoxin toxicology; cattle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Novel Approaches in Mycotoxins Research: Detection, Prevention and Mode of Action submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18483 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Botulinum Toxin for Urinary Tract Disease: After a Decade from Approval submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10299 | Submission Open
Keywords: urinary bladder; botulinum toxin; neurogenic bladder; incontinence; injection technique
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Harmful Algae in a Changing World: Where Did We Come from and Where Are We Going?
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4731 | Submission Open
Keywords: HABs; freshwater and marine algae; trophic interactions; toxins; emerging pollutants; climatic changes; eutrophication; remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Advances in Venom Research: Biological Activities, Therapeutic Potential, and Molecular Mechanism
edited by and Juliana Pavan Zuliani
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1178 | Submission Open
Keywords: venoms; toxins; biological activities; therapeutic potential; molecular mechanism; venomous animals; pharmacological effects
Resistance to Insect-Killing Proteins Produced by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Toxins: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open
Keywords: Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins; transgenic plants; resistance mechanism; physiological process; monitoring method; resistance management strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Ecology and Evolution of Harmful Algal Blooms submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open
Keywords: algal toxin; genetic/strain diversity; eco-evolutionary role; molecular target; biological function; fitness cost; trophic interactions; molecular evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Venoms of Aquatic Organisms: Biochemistry, Evolution, and Future Perspectives
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine; freshwater; venom evolution; venom ecology; venom biochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Comprehensive Venom Analysis: Pioneering Research Integrating Multi-Omics Technologies
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: exposomics; venomics; proteomics; transcriptomics; multi-omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Potential Risks and Analytical Challenges of Mycotoxins in Food and Feed
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submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1880 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; food safety; feed safety; fungal contamination; risk assessment; analytical methods; mitigation strategies; regulatory frameworks; interdisciplinary research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Mitigation and Detoxification Strategies of Mycotoxins
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 19565 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins and their metabolites; exposure; food/feed safety; risk assessment; detoxification; metabolism; interaction; toxic effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
New Insights into Structure and Function of Arthropod Toxins and Other Toxins: Tribute to Professor Hervé Rochat
edited by and Sandrine Cestèle
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10084 | Submission Open
Keywords: peptide; venom; toxin; ion channels
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Advances in the Treatment of Movement Disorders with Botulinum Toxins
edited by Alexandre Kreisler and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2549 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare forms of dystonia; common but poorly explored forms of dystonia; tremor; myoclonus; optimization of results; duration of efficacy; guidance; injection techniques; recombinant botulinum toxin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Botulinum Toxins: Beyond the SNAP-25 Cleavage and New Insights on Pain Relief Mechanisms
edited by and Stefano Palea
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin; SNAP-25; recombinant BoNTs; acute pain; chronic pain; visceral pain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Venomics Insights into the Evolutionary Biology of Peptide Toxins in Marine and Terrestrial Organisms
edited by and Hidetoshi Inagaki
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: venomics; venom transcriptomics; venom pharmacomics; animal toxin; cnidarian toxins; arthropod toxins; toxin evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Prospective Studies on Harmful Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11031 | Submission Open
Keywords: harmful cyanobacteria; emerging cyanotoxins; cyanotoxin analysis; monitoring; ecosystem approach; bloom mitigation; transformation products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Botulinum Toxin in Neuro-Rehabilitation: Expanding Horizons in Spasticity and Beyond
edited by , and Mirko Filippetti
submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2040 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin; neurology; neurorehabilitation; Parkinson’ s disease; rehabilitation; dystonia; movement disorders; pain; stroke; spasticity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Botulinum Toxin Therapy for Diseases in the Oral and Maxillofacial Regions
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submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1183 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum toxin therapy; movement disorders; oromandibular dystonia; trigeminal neuralgia; orofacial pain; temporomandibular disorders; sialorrhea; bruxism; tremor; tic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Mechanisms Underlying Metabolic Regulation by Marine Toxins
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemical ecology; marine toxin; ecotoxicology; phycotoxins; marine bioactives; toxin biosynthesis; metabolic regulation; toxin mode of action; toxin modelling; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Alleviation of Mycotoxin-Induced Toxicity
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxin; plant extracts; small molecules; molecular targets; toxicity alleviation; molecular toxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Biological Activities of Ribosome Inactivating Proteins II submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10532 | Submission Open
Keywords: antifeedant; antifungal; antitumoral; antiviral; apoptosis; immunotoxin; ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP); rRNA N-glycosylase
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)
New Aspects in Clinical Characteristics and Toxicology of Animal Venom submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1628 | Submission Open
Keywords: venomous animal; venom; envenoming; antivenom; drug; therapeutics; toxicology; pharmaceutical
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Neurotoxicity and Health Risks of Freshwater and Marine Toxin Exposure submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurotoxicity; freshwater toxins; marine toxins; anatoxins; saxitoxins; BMAA; cylindrospermopsin; domoic acid; risk assessment; analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Co-Occurrence of Mycotoxins and Their Combined Toxicity
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submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2162 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; combined toxicity; analytical methods for simultaneous identification; (bio)control strategies; food safety; global warming; human and animal health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Immunogenicity of Botulinum Toxin submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 25126 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT); botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A); neutralizing antibodies; immunoresistance; primary and secondary treatment failure; antigenicity; complex protein-free BoNT/A; complex protein containing BoNT/A; therapy switching
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
The Botulinum Toxin and Spasticity: Exploring New Horizons
edited by and Franco Molteni
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14285 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum toxin; spasticity treatment; neurorehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Multi Methods for Detecting Natural Toxins
edited by Svetlana V. Malysheva
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13966 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal toxins; plant toxins; bacterial toxins; marine and freshwater toxins; method development; analysis; multi-toxin methods; validation
Eco-Toxins: Exploring Biological, Ecological and Environmental Impacts submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2464 | Submission Open
Keywords: toxins; chemical compositions; biological functionalities; ecological roles; environmental repercussions; interdisciplinary approach; chemistry; ecotoxicology; ecosystem dynamics; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Biomonitoring of Mycotoxins the Silent Invaders, Their Subtle Assault on Human and Animal Health submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 867 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; biomonitoring; blood; cells; biotransformation; in vitro; in vivo; mass spectrometry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Staphylococcus aureus Toxins Update: Detection, Prevention, and Response to Foodborne Outbreaks submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; enterotoxins; foodborne toxicosis; food-borne disease; S. aureus toxins; TSST-1; outbreaks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Snake Bite and Related Injury submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2139 | Submission Open
Keywords: snakebite; front-fanged snakes; Viperidae; Elapidae; Atractaspidae; non-front fanged; NFFC; epidemiology; veterinary toxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Advances in Mycotoxin Determination: From Risk Assessment to Global Management Strategies submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1006 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycotoxins; food analysis; exposure assessment; risk assessment; risk management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Adverse Effects of Co-Contaminated Mycotoxins and Strategies for Their Mitigation
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submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: co-contaminated mycotoxins; mechanisms of toxicity; mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
Targeting Uremic Toxins in Chronic Kidney Disease: Novel Therapeutic Approaches
edited by , Fitsum Guebre-Egziabher and
submission deadline 21 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2195 | Submission Open
Keywords: uremic toxins; dialysis; hemodialysis; gut microbiota; prebiotics; probiotics; adsorbents; protein-bound uremic toxins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)
Transcriptomic and Proteomic Study on Animal Venom: Looking Forward
edited by Paulo Lee Ho
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11230 | Submission Open
Keywords: transcriptome; proteome; venom composition; toxin(s)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)
Biological and Pharmacological Properties of Botulinum Neurotoxins
edited by Zoltan Mari
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum neurotoxins; biochemical and physical properties; clinical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Analytical Novelties and Challenges for the Detection of Natural Toxins submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3055 | Submission Open
Keywords: analytical methods; detection and quantification; food & feed safety; risk assessment; surveillance; natural toxins; emerging toxins; mycotoxins; biotoxins; phytotoxins; immunoassays; mass spectrometry; chromatography; biosensors; green analytical chemistry
Antibodies for Innovative Studies of Bacterial Toxins
edited by Roxane Maria Fontes Piazza and María M. Amaral
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 656 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial toxins; mechanism of action; antibodies; neutralization; detection; diagnosis; in vivo and in vitro models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Current Status and Emerging Trends in the Biodiscovery of Canonical Toxins and Bioactive Peptides from Cnidarians
edited by , and Olga Castañeda
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open
Keywords: cnidarian toxins; bioactive peptides; toxin-like peptides; biodiscovery; OMICs; bioinformatics; evolutionary biology; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)
Important Value of Botulinum Toxin in Pain Management
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum toxin; botulinum neurotoxin; neuropathic pain; neuralgia; pain medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
Pore-Forming Toxins: From Structure to Function
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: pore-forming toxin; cell signaling; hemolysin; host-pathogen interaction; cell death; cholesterol-dependent cytolysin; plasma membrane; toxin evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
The Evolving Role of Botulinum Toxin in Clinical Therapeutics
edited by and Zoltan Mari
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: botulinum toxin; therapeutics; dystonia; spasticity; aesthetics; pain; migraine; headache; achalasia; sphincter dysfunction; strabismus; hyperhidrosis; hemifacial spasm; tics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
The Role of Uremic Toxins in Comorbidities of Chronic Kidney Disease
edited by Suguru Yamamoto
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2122 | Submission Open
Keywords: uremic toxins; chronic kidney disease; hemodialysis; blood purification; frailty; mortality; cardiovascular; fracture; infection; pruritus; cognitive disorder
(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)
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