Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Natural Products for Metabolic Disease Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

Metabolic diseases encompass a broad and diverse spectrum of conditions that significantly impact public health, affecting up to a substantial portion of the adult and pediatric population. Common metabolic diseases include not only metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), which is one prominent example within this category, but also type 2 diabetes mellitus, a chronic condition characterized by high blood sugar levels due to insulin resistance or inadequate insulin production; dyslipidemia, an abnormal amount of lipids (e.g., triglycerides, cholesterol) in the blood that can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases and obesity among others.

Due to the lack of effective pharmacologic agents for treating many metabolic diseases, the scientific community is looking for new treatments. The use of natural products has emerged as an alternative therapeutic approach  for the treatment of various metabolic disorders due to their anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, insulin-sensitizing, antiobesity, hypolipidemic, and hepatoprotective properties.

We warmly invite you to participate in this Special Issue, "Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Natural Products for Metabolic Disease Treatment", by presenting your most recent research or ideas focused on the molecular-level studies between metabolic diseases and natural products. Experimental papers and up-to-date review articles are welcome.

Dr. Saioa Gómez-Zorita
Guest Editor

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