Phytochemicals and Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory and Cytotoxic Properties

Dear Colleagues, 

Plants contain complex mixtures of secondary metabolites which have broad health benefits for humans. According to the WHO, 65–80% of the world’s population in developing countries uses plants for primary healthcare. The health-protective effects are mainly due to an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity exerted by phytochemicals and thus their role in protection against oxidative stress and its related diseases, such as inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, aging-related disorders or cancer. Although a great number of natural bioactive products have already been isolated and investigated, nature is still an endless source of medical drugs that are waiting to be discovered.

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect the reviews and original articles addressing current knowledge of bioactive plant products of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activity. The results of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic activity studies documented in vitro and in vivo, will be appreciated. As for many bioactive compounds, there is a lack of knowledge of their molecular targets, special emphasis is given to the submissions of research models with biomolecular experiments. I also encourage articles describing the identification of the molecules with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activity, their biochemical characterization and structure-activity relationships are welcome.

Substances without clear ingredients, such as complex prescriptions, crude extracts, and herbal mixtures, will not be considered.

Dr. Izabela Grzegorczyk-Karolak
Guest Editor

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