Berry Antioxidants in Health and Disease—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The last two decades have shown an exponential increase in research on the health-promoting benefits of berries and berry bioactive compounds, offering unique insights into their bioavailability, metabolism, their impact on the gut microbiome and in vivo antioxidant and related health benefits. The appreciation of the role of berry-derived bioactive compounds and polyphenol metabolite metabolism and their role in mediating chronic disease risk and outcomes has exploded. Additionally, a deeper understanding of their molecular mode of action and clinical significance has been documented. Further, consuming diets enriched in berries has been shown in numerous epidemiological, pre-clinical and clinical intervention studies to attenuate the risk of chronic diseases—such as cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, certain cancers, and diabetes mellitus—and to reduce oxidative stress and inflammation and beneficially impact the gut microbiome.

This Special Issue will publish both reviews and original research papers on the role of berry-related antioxidant effects in maintaining health or in preventing and/or reversing disease. Additionally, papers on the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways engaged by berry bioactive compounds and their metabolites will be included.

Prof. Dr. Dorothy Klimis-Zacas
Prof. Dr. Sarah A. Johnson
Guest Editors

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