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Announcements
19 May 2025
Metabolites | Hot Topic Papers Published in 2023–2024 in the Section “Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism”

We are delighted to share some of the highly cited papers from the Section “Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism” that were published in Metabolites (ISSN: 2218-1989) in 2023 and 2024. In addition, some Special Issues related to this topic are currently open for submission.
The following is a list of articles and Special Issues that we believe will be interest of you:
1. “Links between Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertension: The Relationship with the Current Antidiabetic Drugs”
by Silviu Stanciu, Emilia Rusu, Daniela Miricescu, Ana Cristina Radu, Bianca Axinia, Ana Maria Vrabie, Ruxandra Ionescu, Mariana Jinga and Carmen Adella Sirbu
Metabolites 2023, 13(1), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13010087
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/1/87
2. “Understanding the Consequences of Fatty Bone and Fatty Muscle: How the Osteosarcopenic Adiposity Phenotype Uncovers the Deterioration of Body Composition”
by Kelsey Hu, Elizabeth Deya Edelen, Wenqing Zhuo, Aliya Khan, Josselyne Orbegoso, Lindsey Greenfield, Berna Rahi, Michael Griffin, Jasminka Z. Ilich and Owen J. Kelly
Metabolites 2023, 13(10), 1056; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13101056
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/10/1056
3. “A Study of the Synergistic Effects of Essential Oils from Origanum compactum and Origanum elongatum with Commercial Antibiotics against Highly Prioritized Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria for the World Health Organization”
by Aziz Drioiche, Soukayna Baammi, Khalid Zibouh, Omkulthom Al Kamaly, Anwar M. Alnakhli, Firdaous Remok, Soukaina Saidi, Rachid Amaiach, Fadoua El Makhoukhi, Abdelhakim Elomri et al.
Metabolites 2024, 14(4), 210; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14040210
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/4/210
4. “Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Drug–Drug Interactions: Research Methods and Applications”
by Lei Sun, Kun Mi, Yixuan Hou, Tianyi Hui, Lan Zhang, Yanfei Tao, Zhenli Liu and Lingli Huang
Metabolites 2023, 13(8), 897; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13080897
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/8/897
5. “Prediction of a Large-Scale Database of Collision Cross-Section and Retention Time Using Machine Learning to Reduce False Positive Annotations in Untargeted Metabolomics”
by Marie Lenski, Saïd Maallem, Gianni Zarcone, Guillaume Garçon, Jean-Marc Lo-Guidice, Sébastien Anthérieu and Delphine Allorge
Metabolites 2023, 13(2), 282; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13020282
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/2/282
6. “Environment, Endocrine Disruptors, and Fatty Liver Disease Associated with Metabolic Dysfunction (MASLD)”
by Antonella Mosca, Melania Manco, Maria Rita Braghini, Stefano Cianfarani, Giuseppe Maggiore, Anna Alisi and Andrea Vania
Metabolites 2024, 14(1), 71; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14010071
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/1/71
7. “Metabolites of Geum aleppicum and Sibbaldianthe bifurca: Diversity and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Potential”
by Nina I. Kashchenko, Daniil N. Olennikov and Nadezhda K. Chirikova
Metabolites 2023, 13(6), 689; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13060689
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/6/689
8. “Effects of Pregnancy on Plasma Sphingolipids Using a Metabolomic and Quantitative Analysis Approach”
by Luke F. Enthoven, Yuanyuan Shi, Emily Fay, Agnes Kim, Sue Moreni, Jennie Mao, Nina Isoherranen, Rheem A. Totah and Mary F. Hebert
Metabolites 2023, 13(9), 1026; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13091026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/9/1026
9. “Machine Learning to Predict Enzyme–Substrate Interactions in Elucidation of Synthesis Pathways: A Review”
by Luis F. Salas-Nuñez, Alvaro Barrera-Ocampo, Paola A. Caicedo, Natalie Cortes, Edison H. Osorio, Maria F. Villegas-Torres and Andres F. González Barrios
Metabolites 2024, 14(3), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14030154
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/3/154
10. “Integrative Multiomics Approach to Skin: The Sinergy between Individualised Medicine and Futuristic Precision Skin Care?”
by Angelica Dessì, Roberta Pintus, Vassilios Fanos and Alice Bosco
Metabolites 2024, 14(3), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14030157
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/3/157
Special Issues:
“The Comorbidity of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases” |
“Metabolomics in Drug Metabolism, Drug-Drug Interactions, and Drug Toxicity” |
“Drug Metabolism: Latest Advances and Prospects” |
“Microalgae Bioactive Compounds with Therapeutical Properties” |
“Toxicometabolomics for Metabotyping and Novel Mechanisms” |
“Drug Metabolism and New Drug Development for Cancers” |