Oxidative Stress Induced by Environmental and Lifestyle Stressors: Impact on Reproductive Health and Development

Dear Colleagues,

Many environmental and lifestyle factors exert their toxic effects on reproductive health and development through impaired antioxidant defence and oxidative damage. Moreover, the environmental exposure and lifestyle of parents may have an important role in the programming of the future (reproductive) health and disease of offspring, and oxidative stress may be a key mediator in this programming. The identification of risk factors and understanding the complex mechanisms underlying the various reproductive and/or developmental health disorders represent research priorities. This Special Issue of Antioxidants entitled “Oxidative Stress Induced by Environmental and Lifestyle Stressors: Impact on Reproductive Health and Development” focuses on the latest research related but not restricted to

• Reproductive and developmental toxicity of metals/metalloids, pesticides, mycotoxins, phtalates, bisphenol A, parabens and flame retardants;
• Biomonitoring and risk assessment;
• Contribution of smoking, alcohol, drug of abuse, nutrition and obesity to oxidative stress and adverse health effects;
• Adverse effects of circadian rhythm disruption (chronodisruption) on reproductive health and development;
• Ameliorative/beneficial effects of antioxidants;
• Parameters of oxidative stress/antioxidant defence as potential novel biomarkers of reproductive and developmental health disorders;
• Proteomic and metabolomic signature of oxidative stress;
• Role of oxidative stress in epigenetic modification of reproductive health and development.

Of particular interest are studies on low-level exposure and effects of multiple toxicants/stressors and their interactions. Both observational (human biomonitoring) and experimental (in vivo and in vitro) studies are welcome. We invite authors in the field to submit their original articles, reviews and short communications on this important topic.

Dr. Alica Pizent

Dr. Eva Tvrdá
Guest Editors

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