Natural Products: Potential Anti-Inflammatory or Anti-Oxidative Mechanisms
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural products; bioactive natural compunds; inflammation; neuroinflammation; neuroprotection; oxidative stress; skin diseases
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Interests: inflammation; neuroinflammation; natural products
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Dear Colleagues,
The development of medicine has progressed through research and investigation into new drugs or natural materials derived from plants, animals, and microorganisms. Natural products have the advantage of having proven empirical safety and efficacy in traditional medicine. Oxidative stress, a byproduct of natural metabolic processes, generates highly reactive free radicals by losing electrons and undergoing reduction. This leads to oxidative damage to physiological macromolecules such as lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins. The inflammatory response is a mechanism by which immune cells recognize and defend the body against stimuli such as harmful substances and bacterial infections. However, if this inflammation is not resolved and progresses into chronic inflammation, it becomes the root cause of not only inflammatory diseases but also serious conditions such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Such oxidative stress and resulting inflammation are major causes of age-related diseases and chronic conditions. With increasing interest among modern individuals in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents that can mitigate oxidative stress inducing inflammatory responses, research in this field is actively progressing. Particularly, there is a growing focus on research using eco-friendly and safer natural materials. For these reasons, this Special Issue deals with natural products of potential anti-inflammatory or anti-oxidative mechanisms on the chemistry, biological activities, biological nechanisms, and medical applications.
Dr. Dong-Sung Lee
Dr. Chi-Su Yoon
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- inflammation
- neuroinflammation
- neurodegenerative disease
- skin inflammation
- skin disease
- antioxidants
- natural products
- secondary metabolites
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