Novel Approaches in Natural Occuring Antioxidants in the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 1489
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Interests: public health; hygiene; medicinal chemistry; natural products; antioxidants; pharmacoepidemiology; nutritional epidemiology; structure-activity relationships; drug utilisation; risk minimization and communication
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, there has been significant improvement in research on free radicals and their association with the generation and development of numerous chronic diseases. Although the production of free radicals is a naturally occurring process, in terms of human metabolism, many factors can play pivotal roles in their increased production, including environment, lifestyle, and pathological factors. This can lead to a state of oxidative stress, described as an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in the body, where it is associated with the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and other chronic and age-related diseases. Both natural and synthetic antioxidants hinder oxidative processes and thereby have the ability to delay or prevent oxidative stress. It is well known that fruits and vegetables are rich in antioxidant-rich compounds such as phytochemicals, including carotenoids, flavonoids and others, vitamin E, vitamin C, selenium, etc., which are thought to be responsible for health benefits and play significant roles in the prevention and treatment of many diseases. Moreover, omega-3 and other fatty acids, which are also associated with a higher requirement for antioxidants, play a prophylactic role in many diseases. It is noteworthy that many of these compounds and extracts have been evaluated both in in vitro and in vivo studies, which have informed our knowledge of their role as potential therapeutic or preventive agents. This Special Issue of Antioxidants is focused on the new generation of nutraceutical products, their related mechanisms of action, and the contribution of antioxidants to both the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.
Dr. Christos Kontogiorgis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nutracuticals
- antioxidants
- phytochemicals
- in vitro studies
- in vivo studies
- extracts
- isolated compounds
- chronic diseases
- prevention
- treatment
- therapeutic
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