Advancing Metabolic/Microbial Biomarker Applications in Disease Prevention, Diagnosis and Public Health
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 100
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental toxicology; gut microbiota; metabolomics
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Interests: metabolomics; lipidomics; stable isotope tracing; gut microbiota; multiomics; environmental toxicology; alcohol-related liver disease
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid advancement of biomedical research, the study of biomarkers has become a crucial topic in disease prevention, diagnosis, and public health. Biomarkers can act as distinctive metabolic signatures for specific diseases, thus revealing the biological features and mechanisms of diseases.
Various biological indicators have been incorporated into biomarker research. These indicators are no longer limited to traditional metabolites and metabolic biomarkers but also include the gut microbiota and their metabolic products. Moreover, the analysis of various biological matrices, such as blood, feces, urine, and saliva, has provided new opportunities for the multidimensional detection of biomarkers. We welcome the submission of research and review articles that investigate the application of biomarkers in disease prevention, diagnosis, and public health initiatives. Biomarker categories encompass metabolic indicators, metabolites, the gut microbiota, and other related biological signatures. In addition, we welcome the submission of both traditional and novel biomarker research. This Special Issue seeks to advance the application of biomarkers to enhance early disease detection, enable precision medicine, and inform public health interventions, ultimately promoting innovation in biomedical research and public health.
Dr. Pengcheng Tu
Dr. Bei Gao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomarkers
- disease processes
- gut microbiome
- multi-omics
- metabolic indicators
- clinical applications
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