Health Properties of Plant Bioactive Compounds: Immune, Antioxidant and Metabolic Effects 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last two decades, plant bioactive compounds have been reported to confer beneficial health effects, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-hypertensive, hypoglycemic, lipid-lowering, and metabolic effects, among others.

All these effects were described from in vitro and in vivo studies in which different plant-derived compounds, including proteins, protein hydrolysates, specific peptides, polyphenols, oils, juices, flowers, seeds, etc., were used.

Currently, there is a big increase in modern society lifestyle-related diseases, which are characterized by the loss of control of the antioxidant and immune systems, as well as metabolic processes. Thus, plant bioactive compounds that are capable of modifying or controlling these factors could be suitable candidates to develop plant-based functional food in health promotion.

It is also noteworthy the increasing attention to the environmental impact of the modern animal agriculture. Thus, the identification bioactive compounds from natural vegetable sources is an interesting strategy not only for replacing animal proteins with plant proteins, which is a central issue for health, but also for reducing the environmental impact of animal agriculture.

Therefore, this Special Issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences, entitled “Health Properties of Plant Bioactive Compounds: Immune, Antioxidant and Metabolic Effects 2.0”, welcomes the submission of original articles or reviews that can improve the knowledge about the beneficial health effects of vegetable compounds, such as immunomodulation, antioxidant, and metabolic regulation.

Dr. Antonio Carrillo-Vico
Dr. Ivan Cruz-Chamorro
Guest Editors

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