Carotenoids in Health and Disease
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 2255
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are molecules containing at least one oxygen atom and one or more unpaired electrons and can exist independently. Additionally, ROS include oxygen-free radicals, such as superoxide anion radicals, hydroxyl radicals, hydroperoxyl radicals, singlet oxygen, and free nitrogen radicals. Under physiological conditions, small quantities of ROS form mainly in hepatocytes and macrophages during normal cell processes, such as aerobic respiration, or inflammatory processes, and damage important biomolecules, such as lipids, proteins, and DNA. Over time, this damage significantly contributes to aging and the development of several conditions, such as autoimmune diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, various types of cancers, diabetes mellitus-related complications, stroke, heart attacks, pain, and inflammation. Considering antioxidant intake may help prevent ROS-mediated cellular damage and diseases, I am conducting research focusing on carotenoids as antioxidants. In this Special Issue, I invite reports on new antioxidant carotenoids or known carotenoids with new antioxidant functions.
Dr. Kazutoshi Shindo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antioxidant activities of carotenoids
- analytical chemistry on carotenoids
- reactive oxygen species (ROS) and disease
- production of carotenoids
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