Effects of Compounds on Human Health
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmaceutical Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (21 March 2024) | Viewed by 775
Special Issue Editor
Interests: indole derivatives; complexes; compounds; bioactivity; anticancer activity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We have always been surrounded by chemical compounds in all spheres of life. Particular attention is paid to the impact of chemical compounds on human health, which can have different effects. For example, drugs used in medicine are chemical compounds may be of natural origin or may be their chemically modified counterparts. Their therapeutic effect can be varied because they can have antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, anti-viral (e.g., anti-HIV, anti-COVID-19), anti-fungal, anti-diabetic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Moreover, they can have anti-neurodegenerative, anti-skin diseases use, applications in anti-circulatory problems and many other properties that qualify them for possible use in medicine. Unfortunately, they can also cause side effects when used. A wide group of chemical compounds occur in the plant world, which have many interesting biological properties, including therapeutic activities. It is worth mentioning that many compounds (chemical substances) are added to food, mainly for taste, aroma or stabilizing the product. A similar issue concerns cosmetics, to which various compounds are added, performing a specific function and task in them. It is known that in the case of such substances, there are legal regulations that define the groups of compounds and their amounts in which they can be used. Experimental studies have been carried out for many years, which, to some extent, allow researchers to determine the level of toxic effects of substances on human health. Further research and findings should delve deeper into this topic. For this reason, we expect publications that will consider the many possibilities of the substances’ impact on human life.
Dr. Anna Skoczyńska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural compounds
- synthetic compounds
- antioxidant
- anticancer
- antifungal
- toxicity
- drugs
- antimicrobial
- antidiabetic
- anti-skin diseases
- anti-circulatory problems
- anti-HIV
- anti-COVID-19
- anti-inflammatory
- against skin problems
- food compounds
- against neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., anti-Alzheimer’s disease)
- cosmetics ingredients
- side effects of compounds’ application
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