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Metabolomics in Chronic Disease
edited by Xiaoyu Che
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; chronic diseases; multi-omics; bioinformatics; biomarker discovery; system biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)
Roles of Plant Secondary Metabolites in Preventing and Treating Chemotherapy-Induced Side Effects
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 442 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemotherapy-induced side effects; pain; nausea and vomiting; neutropenia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Multi-Omics Dissection of EMT-Driven Cancer Metabolism in Drug Resistance and Metastasis
edited by Lei Huang
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-omics; EMT; drug-resistant; metastasis; metabolism-driven therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
Exploring Pathological Mechanisms in Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20041 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic diseases: obesity; diabetes; NAFLD; MAFLD; NASH; metabolic syndrome; etc.; multi-omics: metabolomics; lipidomics; proteomics; etc.; pathogenesis: genetic predispositions; lifestyle factors; microbiome and environmental exposures; etc.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Advances in Food Sciences: Metabolomics to Unravel the Complexity of Food Metabolites submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13139 | Submission Open
Keywords: foodomics; nutrimetabolomics; phytochemicals; food chemistry; food analysis; dark matter in diet; nutritional dark matter; nutritional hormesis; untargeted/targeted analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Metabolomics)
Unlocking Nature's Toolbox: Advances in Plant Metabolites Identification submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8843 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural compounds; plant metabolites; extraction methods; separation techniques; biological activities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Analysis of Specialized Metabolites in Natural Products submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8301 | Submission Open
Keywords: structure elucidation; isolation; evaluation of activity; plant bioactive secondary metabolites; methodology development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Advances in Metabolomics and Multi-Omics Integration
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7577 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; cellular metabolism; multi-omics; metabolites; molecular interaction; cell– cell cross-talk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Integrative Metabolomics)
Insights into Metabolism, Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Cancer and Tumor Microenvironment by NMR Spectroscopy submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5395 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer metabolism; early diagnosis; therapeutic intervention; NMR spectroscopy; instrument development; pulse sequence design; metabolites; software for metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Integrative Metabolomics)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance-Powered Metabolomics: Progress and Future Prospects
edited by Abhinav Dubey
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4643 | Submission Open
Keywords: solution-state NMR; metabolism; clinical studies; biomarker discovery; high-throughput data analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Adrenal Neuroendocrine System and Cardiometabolic Health
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4086 | Submission Open
Keywords: adrenal; metabolic syndrome; cardiovascular health; glucocorticoid; mineralocorticoid
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Mass Spectrometry-Based Technology for Metabolic Profiling
edited by Gregory Hamm, and Lin Wang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2077 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; lipidomic; high-resolution mass spectrometry; untargeted and targeted; data processing; pathway mapping; fluxomic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)
Amino Acid Metabolism and Function in Human Diseases
edited by Jolanta Bugajska and Krystyna Sztefko
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1754 | Submission Open
Keywords: free amino acids; civilization diseases; obesity; diabetes; liver disease; heart diseases; reference intervals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
Application of NMR in Food Metabolomics
edited by Charalambos Fotakis and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1670 | Submission Open
Keywords: food items; NMR; food metabolomics; quality assurance; geographical origin; authenticity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)
Metabolomics in Clinical Research: Advancing Precision Medicine Through the Analysis of Biological Samples
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 933 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; precision medicine; biomarker discovery; clinical research; disease mechanisms; metabolic profiling; multi-omics integration; biological samples; diagnostic biomarkers; therapeutic monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Metabolic Changes in Diet-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open
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)
Role of Metabolic Factors and Their Interactions on Diabetes and Its Complications
edited by Yun Shen
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 616 | 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)
Lipidomic Signatures in Pediatric Metabolic Disorders submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 550 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipidomics; lipids; mass spectrometry; pediatric population; therapeutic targets; biomarkers; metabolic disorder
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)
Biomarkers and Human Blood Metabolites 2025
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: blood metabolites as human biomarkers; identification of disease and non-disease biomarkers; understanding the pathogenesis of the diseases through metabolites; physiological response against environmental stress or stimuli; exposure to toxin or chemical drugs; lifestyle; nutrition; and genetic or epigenetic factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Circadian System Associated with Lipid Metabolism and Metabolic Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open
Keywords: circadian rhythm; circadian clock; lipid transport; lipid oxidation; lipid synthesis; lipid metabolism; lipoprotein
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
Metabolomics and Bioinformatics Approaches to Studying Human Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites
edited by Zhiwei Zhou, Shipei Xing and Xiaotao Shen
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3700 | 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)
Reactive Oxygen Species and Energy Metabolic Alterations in Health and Disease submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4146 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; ROS; glycolysis; mitochondria; autophagy; antioxidant system; glutathione; oxidative phosphorylation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
Effects of Secondary Plant Metabolites on Human Health submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 878 | Submission Open
Keywords: human health; inflammation; cancer; obesity; antioxidants; phytochemicals; phytoestrogens; secondary metabolites; natural products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Spatial Metabolomics
edited by and Chenglong Sun
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5239 | Submission Open
Keywords: mass spectrometry imaging (MSI); spatial metabolomics; biomarker discovery; disease diagnostics; drug development; technical advancements; interdisciplinary approaches; imaging techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)
Nutritional and Metabolic Influences on Animal Growth and Reproduction
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4840 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolites; nutritional and metabolic influences; animal development; meat quality; dairy science; animal reproduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)
Nutrition and Metabolism in Human Diseases 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8015 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; metabolism; nutrient; metabolite; disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses and Tolerance: Phytohormonal and Metabolic Insights
edited by and Md. Al Mamun
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6567 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic and abiotic stress; phytohormones: primary metabolism; secondary metabolites; plant– pathogen interactions; biostimulants; beneficial microbes; plant innate immunity; omics (genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; etc.)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Lipid Metabolism Dysregulation in Metabolic Disorders: Unraveling the Molecular Complexity
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3516 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipid metabolism; dyslipidemia; atherosclerosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)
Research on Lipid Metabolism in Animals
edited by , and Zhenlong Wang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2816 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipid metabolism; bile acid; gut microbiota; obesity; meat quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)
Advances in LC-MS-Based Metabolomics: From (Un)targeted Screening to Structural Elucidation
edited by Andrea Castellaneta and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2649 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid chromatography; high-resolution and multi-stage mass spectrometry; lipidomics; structure elucidation; LC-MS methods for metabolite screening; quantitative method development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)
Research of Inborn Errors of Metabolism submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2581 | Submission Open
Keywords: inborn errors of metabolism; pathogenic mechanisms; bio-chemical pathway; inherited diseases; diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Identification of Plant Metabolites: Characterization and Biological Activities, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2521 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural compounds; plant metabolites; separation techniques; biological activities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Metabolomics Approaches to Nutrition, Intestine and Farm Animal
edited by , and Aoyun Li
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2456 | Submission Open
Keywords: farm animal; nutrition; metabolomics; metabolism; gut microbiota
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Biosynthesis, Metabolism, and Physiological Functions of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (2nd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2292 | 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)
Advances in Mass Spectrometry for Plant Metabolite Analysis: Techniques and Applications submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1639 | 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)
Flavonoids: Novel Therapeutic Potential for Chronic Diseases
edited by Aleksandra Kozłowska and Shawn R. Campagna
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open
Keywords: flavonoids; chronic diseases; inflammation; diabetes; anthocyanins; cardiovascular diseases; neurodegenerative disorders; quercetin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics for Advancing Personalized Medicine submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1207 | Submission Open
Keywords: mass spectrometry-based metabolomics; integrated-omics; personalized medicine; biomarker discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Role of Nutraceuticals in Metabolic Disorders: Mechanisms and Benefits
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutraceuticals; functional foods; metabolic syndrome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Evaluation of Metabolic Changes in Mice Under Chronic Toxic Substances Exposure
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; environmental contaminant; persistent organic pollutant; mass spectrometry; proteomics; toxicant; toxicological assessment; chronic toxicity; xenobiotic metabolism; lipidomic; dose– response relationship; molecular toxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)
Metabolism and Reproduction in Animals submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolism; reproduction; welfare; nutraceuticals; oxidative stress; antioxidants; inflammation; cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)
Advances in Translational Oncology and Oncometabolism
edited by Graham Pidgeon and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: oncometabolism; obesity; clinical research; clinical trials; oncogenes; translational oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
Salivary Biomarkers and Metabolites in Pigs
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: saliva; biomarkers; welfare and health; animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)
Metabolomics of Human Nutrition: The Dot of Human Nutrition and the Circle of Soil, Plants, Animals and Microbes in Relation to It, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: human nutrition; metabolomics; physiology; biochemistry; dietetics; pathophysiology; soil science; crop science; animal husbandry; microbes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Metabolic Biomarkers and Nutrition in Degenerative Conditions and Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: 2nd Edition
edited by , and Maximos Frountzas
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; nutrition; metabolism; metabolomics; degenerative disease; Parkinson’ s disease; Alzheimer’ s disease; cardiovascular disease; gastrointestinal cancer surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
The Interaction Between Metabolic Dysfunction and Hypothalamic Inflammation
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic disorders; neuroinflammation; hypothalamus; energy homeostasis; feeding behavior; high-fat diets; obesity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Dysbiosis and Metabolic Disorders of the Microbiota
edited by
submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5825 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; metagenomics; metaproteomics; metatranscriptomics; Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer; gut microbiota; environmental microbiota; metabolism; metabolic disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)
Nutrition and Metabolism in Poultry submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1174 | Submission Open
Keywords: ingredient; feed additive; feed quality; nutrient utilization; intestinal health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)
Mechanistic Insights into Metabolic Interactions with the Tumor Microenvironment
edited by
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolism; tumor microenvironment; therapy; immune cells; clinical oncology; metabolic pathways
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
The Relationship Between Adipose Tissue Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome
edited by
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: adipose insulin resistance; metabolic syndrome; visceral adiposity; adipocytokines; insulin signaling; lipolysis dysregulation; cardiometabolic risk; lipotoxicity; adipose inflammation; insulin sensitivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Targeted and Non-Targeted LC- and GC-HRMS Workflows for the Analysis of Emerging Contaminants and the Environmental Exposome
edited by Lapo Renai and
submission deadline 16 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 770 | Submission Open
Keywords: chromatography; high-resolution mass spectrometry; non-targeted analysis; exposome; data analysis; environmental analysis; pharmaceuticals; poly- and perfluorinated substances; personal care products; transformation products feature detection and identification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)
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