The Role of Diet in Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2025
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Dyslipidemia; Hypertension; Diabetes; Dementia
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Dear Colleagues,
Many functional foods have been widely developed and marketed to protect against cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, autoimmune disease, and liver damage via defence against tumorigenesis, dyslipidaemia, and anti-inflammatory activities. Patients with dyslipidaemia are frequently associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), accompanied by the impairment of hepatic functions. Globally, NAFLD and metabolic syndrome have increased rapidly, particularly due to the transition to westernized lifestyles, and are more prevalent in middle-aged populations (45–65 years old), exhibiting hypertension, dyslipidaemia (low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and high triglyceride), diabetes, and chronic kidney disease to impair the quality of life. On the other hand, common concerns around herbal medicine or folk medicine are associated with hepatotoxicity due to hidden or unidentified ingredients and adulterants in the extracts. Therefore, to avoid herb-induced liver injury (HILI) and drug-induced liver injury (DILI), it is necessary to develop new agents to improve lipoprotein metabolism and hepatic functions without toxicity. The current Special Issue aims to focus on molecular research on the enhancement of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, such as HDL quantity and quality in relation to protecting against liver function and preventing hypertension, diabetes, CVD, cancer, and dementia.
Dr. Kyung-hyun Cho
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Dyslipidemia
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Dementia
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