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Advanced in the Protective Action of Antioxidant Signalling Mediators on Skeletal Muscle Regeneration
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: skeletal muscle (SkM); antioxidant signalling; reactive oxygen species (ROS); muscle stem cells (MuSCs)
Redox Homeostasis in Poultry/Animal Production―2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: redox homeostasis; oxidative stress; antioxidants; transcription factors; immunity; inflammation; poultry; pigs; cattle
Natural Antioxidants: Multiple Mechanisms for Skin Protection and Skin Disease
edited by and Jean Christopher Chamcheu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; mechanism(s) of action; multi-omics approaches; target identification; dermatological treatment; skin protection; inflammation; skin cancers; skin aging; cosmeceuticals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Mitochondria, Redox and Pancreatic β-Cells: Maturation, Function and Inflammatory Stress
edited by Sarah Zangen
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: pancreatic β -cell mitochondria; redox; ETC dysfunction; electron ROS/RNS; mitophagy; UPR^mt; antioxidant defenses; cytokines; inflammasome; iPSC/islet organoids; biomarkers; therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Natural Antioxidants from Plants in Combating Metabolism-Related Diseases submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-derived antioxidants; flavonoids; alkaloids; coumarins; polysaccharides; metabolism-related diseases; obesity; diabetes; NAFLD; cardiovascular diseases; neurodegenerative diseases; gut microbiota; extraction and purification; bioactivity evaluation; therapeutic applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Mitochondrial and Redox Signaling in Exercise, Aging, and Metabolic Health submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: mitochondria; skeletal muscle; exercise; aging; metabolism; oxidative stress; muscle– brain crosstalk; sarcopenia; osteoporosis; neurodegenerative diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Phenolic Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity of Natural Products submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; antioxidant capacity; phenolic profiling; stress oxidative diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants)
Antioxidants in Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes
edited by Karima Zitouni and Kenneth Earle
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open
Keywords: diabetic vasculopathy; oxidative stress; type 2 diabetes; antioxidant defenses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Innovative Processing Technologies and Their Effects on Antioxidant Activity in Plant-Derived Natural Products
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative extraction methodologies; natural antioxidants; oxidative stress modulations; cell-based and biochemical assays
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extraction and Industrial Applications of Antioxidants)
Redox Modulation in Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Focus on Epigenetic Regulation
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: redox signaling; oxidative stress; epigenetics; DNA methylation; histone modification; chromatin remodeling; noncoding RNA; mitochondrial dysfunction; neurodegeneration; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Antioxidant Peptides submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3226 | Submission Open
Keywords: structure– activity relationships; novel natural or synthetic sources; advanced delivery systems; roles in preventing or alleviating oxidative stress-related diseases.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants)
Bioactive Antioxidants from Agri-Food Wastes, 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-food byproducts; waste; food industry; additives; packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants)
Health Implications of Vitamin E and Its Analogues and Metabolites
edited by Jean-Marc Zingg, and
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: vitamin E; antioxidant; non-antioxidant; bioavailability; bioactivity; signalling; gene expression
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Cigarette Smoke and Oxidative Stress
edited by
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3908 | Submission Open
Keywords: smoking; cardiovascular diseases; oxidative stress; cigarettes
Redox Regulation in COPD: Therapeutic Implications of Antioxidants submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2261 | Submission Open
Keywords: COPD; oxidative stress; antioxidants; pulmonary diseases; therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Plant and Algal Antioxidants in Stress Defence
edited by Petra Peharec Štefanić and
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant antioxidants; algal antioxidants; oxidative stress; bioactive compounds; ROS; abiotic stress; biotic stress; antioxidant enzymes; secondary metabolites; stress physiology; phytochemicals; natural antioxidants
(This special issue belongs to the Section ROS, RNS and RSS)
Oxidative Stress in Livestock and Poultry—3rd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8522 | Submission Open
Keywords: oxidative stress; environmental stressors; gut microbiome; antioxidant strategies; epigenetic modifications
Oxidative Stress in Plant Stress and Plant Physiology
edited by
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2490 | Submission Open
Keywords: ROS signaling; stress adaptive responses; halophyte vs glycophyte; redox homeostasis; molecular crosstalk with  ROS signaling; biotic; abiotic; soil borne; and air pollutants
(This special issue belongs to the Section ROS, RNS and RSS)
Innovative Analytical Pathways: Exploring Phytochemical Profiles and Bioactivities Through Advanced Instrumentation submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1159 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemical profiling; bioactivity analysis; pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of antioxidants; advanced instrumentation; natural antioxidants; extraction and isolation techniques; structural characterization; industrial applications of antioxidants; LC-MS; GC-MS; HRMS; NMR; FTIR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extraction and Industrial Applications of Antioxidants)
The OxInflammation Process and Tissue Repair
edited by Reggiani Vilela Gonçalves, Mariaurea Matias Sarandy and Rômulo Dias Novaes
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18346 | Submission Open
Keywords: oxidative stress; inflammasome; cytokines; angiogenesis; molecular biology; cellular and molecular mechanisms; diabetes; tissue repair
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Roles of NADPH Oxidase in Modulation of Signal Transduction and Cellular Metabolism—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6791 | Submission Open
Keywords: redox signaling; inflammation; NADPH oxidase; ROS; cell metabolism; redox-state; Warburg effect; metabolic reprogramming; tumor microenvironment; cell proliferation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antioxidant Enzyme Systems)
Innovative Technologies for Detecting Antioxidant Properties and Oxidative Stabilization of Agri-Food Products and Plant Extracts
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submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6771 | Submission Open
Keywords: green extraction; plant extracts; bioactive compounds; flavonoids; polyphenols; detection technologies; antioxidant activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Methods for Antioxidants Evaluation/Measurement)
Plants and Plant-Based By-Products as Valuable Sources of Antioxidants: Current Tendencies and Achievements in Their Exploitation
edited by Svetlana Momchilova and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3239 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; oxidative stability; antioxidant activity; lipid oxidation; green chemistry; biomass; plants and by-products; herbs; utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extraction and Industrial Applications of Antioxidants)
Oxidative Stress in Age-Related Diseases submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2496 | Submission Open
Keywords: aging; age-related diseases; frailty; oxidative stress; reductive stress; redox homeostasis; antioxidants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Oxidative Stress Mechanisms and Parkinson's Disease Treatment submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2411 | Submission Open
Keywords: Parkinson’ s disease; dopamine; dopamine oxidation; neuromelanin; dopaminergic neurons; antioxidants; neuroprotection; neurodegeneration; oxidative stress; protein degradation dysfunction; neuroinflammation; mitochondrial dysfunction; endoplasmic reticulum stress; alpha-synuclein oligomers; glutathione; glutathione transferase; DT-diaphorase; preclinical model for Parkinson's disease; VMAT2; dopamine transporter; tyrosine hydroxylase; dopamine-derived orto-quinones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Oxidative Stress During Physical Activity
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submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1873 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; exercise; oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species (ROS); redox balance; cellular damage; skeletal muscle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Vitamins, Antioxidants, and Neurodegeneration: Exploring Protective Strategies in Brain Health
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; alzheimer's disease; parkinson's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); aging populations; vitamins; antioxidants; oxidative stress; neuroinflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Honey Bee Products—3rd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: honey bee products; antioxidant capacity; antimicrobial efficacy; polyphenol content; functional food; health promotion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extraction and Industrial Applications of Antioxidants)
Oxidative Stress in Cancers submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; oxidative stress; ROS; antioxidants; combined therapy; cellular death
Oxidative Stress and Precision Medicine in Cardiometabolic and Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Targets
edited by Leroy Sivappiragasam Pakkiri and Chester Lee Drum
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: oxidative stress; precision medicine; cardiometabolic disease; cardiovascular disease; redox signaling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Antioxidant Properties and Applications of Food By-Products—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: food by-products  ; nutrients  ; extracts  ; bioactive compounds  ; antioxidant activity  ; physiochemical properties  ; functional food; value-added application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extraction and Industrial Applications of Antioxidants)
Melanoma and Redox Dynamics: A Crucial Tug-of-War in Tumor Onset and in Therapy Response submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open
Keywords: melanoma; redox homeostasis; ROS; antioxidants; therapy resistance; cancer metabolism; mitochondria; epigenetic changes; innovative therapeutic and experimental approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Antioxidants, Metabolic Regulation and Stroke
edited by Indu Dhar
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open
Keywords: oxidative stress; metabolic regulation; neuroprotection; antioxidants; stroke
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
The Effects of Antioxidants as Supplements on Exercise Performance and Recovery
edited by and Rossella Rotondo
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: exercise performance; exercise recovery; oxidative stress; antioxidants; sport nutrition; sport supplements; detoxification systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Oxidative Stress in Cancers of the Female Reproductive Tract: Bridging Current Knowledge with New Technologies
edited by Ioannis A. Kalogiannidis and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open
Keywords: oxidative stress; female reproductive cancers; reactive oxygen species (ROS); antioxidant mechanisms; therapeutic target
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Advances in Oxidative Stability of Foods
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: food chemistry; oxidative stability; food processing; food storage; food engineering; antioxidants; food science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants)
Antioxidant Role of High-Density Lipoprotein—2nd Edition
edited by Paul Durrington
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipoprotein oxidation; cell membrane oxidation; HDL antioxidant activity; glycosylation; atherosclerosis; paraoxonase
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Anti-Cancer Potential of Plant-Based Antioxidants—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; cancer; carotenoids; medicinal plants; nutraceuticals; oxidative stress; polyphenols; terpenoids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Antioxidant Peptides from Marine Organisms: Structural Insights, Functional Mechanisms, and Sustainable Applications
edited by Changfeng Chi
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1209 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine peptides; antioxidant activity; structure identification; structural modification; bioactivity and function; structure; function relationship; functional foods; biodiversity; organismic diversity and diversity preservation; genetic diversity
Oxidative Stress in Lung Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11228 | Submission Open
Keywords: ROS; RNS; lung diseases; antioxidant defense; respiratory health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Directed Lipid Oxygenation as an Antioxidant System
edited by Cecil Pace-Asciak
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: COX/LOX; phospholipases; mono; di and tri HPETES/HETES; ROS; antioxidants; second messengers; biological actions; pathology; therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section ROS, RNS and RSS)
The Janus Face of Oxidative Stress in Normal and Pathological Conditions
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19694 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethanol; toxicity; abuse; addiction; binge drinking; oxidative stress; psychoactive drug; cancer; recreational drug; FASD
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Harnessing Redox Status and Novel Molecular Signals and Targets Involved in Oxidative Stress to Afford Cardioprotection: From Experimental Insights to Clinical Applications
edited by , and Anna De Bartolo
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7185 | Submission Open
Keywords: oxidative stress; redox signaling; cardioprotection; antioxidants; heart disease; vascular dysfunction; molecular targets; therapeutic approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Oxidative Stress Induced by Micro(Nano)plastics submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6383 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro(nano)plastics; oxidative stress; One Health; in vitro and in vivo models; organisms; cellular microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Oxidative Stress in Cell Senescence
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3691 | Submission Open
Keywords: stem cells; cell senescence; regenerative medicine; antioxidant strategies; age-related diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Recent Advances in Applications of Nanoantioxidants submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3496 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoantioxidants; nanoscale engineering; medicine; cosmetics; functional foods; material characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants)
Chronic Pain and Oxidative Stress
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2238 | Submission Open
Keywords: analgesia; antioxidants; chemotherapy; heme oxygenase 1; neuropathy; nociception; Nrf2 transcription factor; oxidative stress; pain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
Sustainable Food, Green Chemistry and Human Nutrition (GreenNutriFood 2025)
edited by , , and Andrea Asensio-Grau
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 479 | Submission Open
Keywords: food; nutrition; food processing; food packaging; green chemistry; meat; food waste; by-products; functional foods; fermentation; biofortification; food additives; food safety; shelf life; gut microbiome; seafood; marine resources
Statins as Antioxidants: Beyond Their Cholesterol Lowering Activity
edited by and Sonila Alia
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open
Keywords: statins; cholesterol; HMGCoA reductase; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; dysmetabolic diseases
Bioactive Compounds: Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Anti-Inflammatory Modulation—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; antioxidants; anti-inflammatory activity; antibacterial properties; reactive oxygen species; oxidative stress; phytochemicals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants)
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