Bioactive Compounds in Obesity and Its Metabolic Complications
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editors
Interests: stress oxidative; obesity; natural products; antioxidant
Interests: bioactive compounds; functional foods development and charac-terization; use of bioactive compounds in the prevention of chronic degenerative diseases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The problem of obesity has grown worldwide, along with related diseases such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), dyslipidemia and cardiovascular diseases. During obesity, adipocytes un-dergo hyperplasia and hypertrophy, and adipose tissues in other areas release adipokines and pro-inflammatory cytokines, leading to a low-grade inflammatory state that worsens these conditions. The production of oxidative stress is also linked to obesity and inflammation.
This Special Issue is dedicated to research on natural compounds that provide a promising strategy to combat obesity and metabolic disease. The activity of these compounds can help reduce oxidative stress and attenuate the inflammatory process involved in obesity. It also includes topics such as the effects of metabolites on pharmacology and the underlying molecular mechanisms.
Research in the fields of biochemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and medicine are invited to contribute to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Patricia Rios Chavez
Dr. Héctor Eduardo Martínez-Flores
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antioxidant
- obesity
- inflammation
- oxidative stress
- metabolic syndrome
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