Metabolic Bases and Pathophysiology Associated with Obesity
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 161
Special Issue Editors
Interests: obesity; energy metabolism; biomarkers; pathophysiology; chronic inflammation; insulin resistance; mitochondrial dysfunction; adipogenesis; hormonal signaling; cardiometabolic diseases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Obesity has reached pandemic proportions at a global scale. However, a deep understanding of its molecular etiology and the mechanisms that lead to its progression toward comorbidities requires a deeper understanding, especially in relation to global populations.
For this Special Issue, we invite original research articles and reviews that explore the following topics: the complex mechanisms that turn excess weight into cardiometabolic and systemic dysfunction; the interaction between environmental factors and the energy homeostasis at the cellular and molecular levels; the emerging mechanisms of gene regulation, such as epigenetic modulation associated with adipogenesis, inflammation, and metabolic signaling pathways; microbiome–host interplay; and studies that clarify, identify, and validate new biomarkers for obesity comorbidities. We strongly encourage contributions that explore the relationships between low-grade chronic inflammation and disease progression.
Dr. Eidy de Oliveira Santos
Guest Editor
Dr. Carlos Vinicius Ferreira da Silva
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- obesity
- energy metabolism
- biomarkers
- pathophysiology
- chronic inflammation
- insulin resistance
- adipogenesis
- hormonal signaling
- cardiometabolic diseases
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