Studies on Antioxidants and Anti-Aging Substances Using Model Organisms and Cell Cultures
A Special Issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921) belonging to the section "Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 1266
Editor
Interests: drosophila; antioxidants; oxidative stress response; Nrf2; autophagy; hemocytes; tumors; innate immunity; cell division
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Some anti-aging substances, which extend the lifespan of organisms or delay the onset of age-related phenomena, have shown the ability to prevent oxidative damage to biomaterials within cells. Other health-promoting substances and natural products have been demonstrated to enhance the removal of damaged proteins and organelles, thereby preventing their accumulation in the cells. These substances are expected to prevent the decline of biological functions and could ultimately delay the progression of aging. Although cultured cells have primarily been used to search for compounds and natural products with such effects and to analyze their mechanisms of action, many identified substances are not digested or absorbed when administered to organisms. For this reason, screenings are also conducted using experimental animals to identify substances with antioxidant and anti-aging effects. However, it is time-consuming and expensive to use mammalian models. In contrast, utilizing nematode and Drosophila models facilitate efficient research and analysis in mechanisms of action in a shorter time frame. More recently, studies have begun to use 3D models of cultured cells and organoids, which mimic tissues. For this Special Issue, we welcome research papers that explore substances and natural products with antioxidant and anti-aging effects, as well as works that elucidate the mechanisms of these effects, using living organisms and organoids. High-quality papers dealing with the screening and analysis of action mechanisms using cultured cells are also acceptable.
Prof. Dr. Yosihhiro H. Inoue
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antioxidants
- anti-aging substances and natural products
- experimental animals
- 3D cell culture models
- organoids
- acting mechanisms
- antioxidant genes
- autophagy
- proteasome
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