Effects of Medicinal Plants on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Other Gastrointestinal Diseases: Biochemical Aspects, Metabolomics, and Strategies of Plant-Based Therapy

Dear Colleagues,

Background. The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to a group of idiopathic gastrointestinal conditions with a multifactorial pathophysiological architecture. The primary forms are Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) whose prevalence is increasing sharply around the world. Despite the numerous treatment possibilities for these diseases, there are still a large number of patients who are unresponsive to the available drugs. On the other hand, medicinal plants and their bioactive compounds can exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects or can mitigate metabolites that are important in the genesis and aggravation of these diseases.

Aims. This Special Issue of Metabolites on “Effects of Medicinal Plants on Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Biochemical Aspects, Metabolomics and Strategies of Plant-Based Therapy” will discuss the potential of medicinal plants to provide a global understanding of how medicinal plants can be used in the therapeutic approach of IBD. Studies on the effects of different medicinal plants or their bioactive compounds on metabolomics and/or biochemical, oxidative, and inflammatory aspects of IBD, as well as the modulation of anti-inflammatory process are welcome. Clinical or population studies, animal or in vitro studies and reviews will be considered for peer review.

Prof. Dr. Sandra Barbalho
Dr. Adriano Cressoni Araújo
Dr. Elen Landgraf Guiguer
Guest Editors

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