Bioactive Compounds from Food and Health Benefits
A special issue of Dietetics (ISSN 2674-0311).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2027 | Viewed by 273
Editor
Interests: cellular homeostasis nutrition; Nrf2–ARE signaling; oxidative stress; adipogenesis; autophagy and mitophagy; functional food components; preventive nutrition; metabolic regulation; bioactive phytochemicals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bioactive compounds derived from food play a pivotal role in maintaining health and preventing chronic diseases. In addition to their nutritional value, many food-derived components exert physiological functions by modulating cellular signaling pathways involved in redox balance, energy metabolism, inflammation, and organelle quality control. Accumulating evidence indicates that these bioactive compounds contribute to the prevention of metabolic disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, and age-related functional decline.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive platform for recent advances in the identification, characterization, and functional evaluation of bioactive compounds from food sources and their health benefits. Particular emphasis is placed on molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying their biological activities, including antioxidant defense systems, stress-responsive signaling pathways, adipogenesis regulation, mitochondrial function, and autophagy/mitophagy.
We welcome original research and review articles covering a wide range of topics, from basic in vitro and in vivo studies to translational research and functional food development. Studies addressing structure–activity relationships, bioavailability, and novel applications of food-derived bioactive compounds are also encouraged. This Special Issue seeks to bridge fundamental food chemistry and nutritional biochemistry with preventive medicine, thereby promoting innovative strategies for health maintenance and disease prevention.
Prof. Dr. Isao Matsui-Yuasa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bioactive food compounds
- functional foods
- antioxidant defense
- cellular homeostasis
- metabolic regulation
- autophagy and mitophagy
- preventive nutrition
- phytochemicals
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