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Autophagy and Antioxidant Pathways in Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Federica Armeli

and

Rita Businaro

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegeneration; Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; Huntington’ s disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; autophagy; neuroinflammation; oxidative stress; antioxidant pathways; neuroprotection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Effects of Phytochemicals on Human Metabolism

edited by

Henrique Cerqueira

and

Eric Gumpricht

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemistry; bioactive compounds; metabolism; nutritional interventions; energy balance; oxidative stress; inflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Mycotoxins and Fungal Secondary Metabolism

edited by

Guohua Yin

and Kayla K. Pennerman

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; aflatoxin; patulin; biocontrol; metabolites; fungi

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Rare Diseases: From Metabolism, Pathogenesis to Therapy

edited by

Vincenza Gragnaniello

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare disease; metabolism; metabolic pathway; biomarkers; precision medicine; disease mechanisms; diagnostic advances; omics technologies; pathogenesis; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Bioactive Compounds in Obesity and Its Metabolic Complications

edited by

Patricia Rios Chavez

and Héctor Eduardo Martínez-Flores

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant; obesity; inflammation; oxidative stress; metabolic syndrome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Lipidomic and Metabolomic Analysis of Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Marios Krokidis

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; metabolomics; lipidomics; biofluids and patient samples; cellular models; animal models; mass-spectrometry; nuclear magnetic resonance; biomarkers; artifical intelligence; multi-omics analysis; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)

SynBio-Driven Metabolic Engineering: From Novel Tools to Real-World Applications

edited by

Hao Wu

and

Jie Cheng

submission deadline 23 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; microbial cell factories; natural products; sustainable production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)

Metabolomics: The Role of Natural Products in Drugs

edited by

Jeysson Sanchez-Suarez

and

Jennyfer Andrea Aldana Mejía

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; natural products; drug discovery; bioactive compounds; computational metabolism; pharmacology; secondary metabolites; therapeutic development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)

Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses and Tolerance: Phytohormonal and Metabolic Insights

edited by

Tabibul Islam

and Md. Al Mamun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8459 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic and abiotic stress; phytohormones: primary metabolism; secondary metabolites; plant– pathogen interactions; biostimulants; beneficial microbes; plant innate immunity; omics (genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; etc.)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Metabolomics Approaches to Nutrition, Intestine and Farm Animal

edited by

Shu-cheng Huang

Lihong Zhang

and Aoyun Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5312 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm animal; nutrition; metabolomics; metabolism; gut microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Mitochondrial Metabolism in Health and Disease: A Clinical Perspective

edited by

Joao Pessoa

Ana Duarte

and

Susana P. Pereira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2628 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondrion; bioenergetics; oxidative stress; calcium homeostasis; apoptosis; cancer; metabolic diseases; cardiovascular diseases; neurodegenerative diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)

Proteomics and Metabolomics in Human Health and Disease

edited by

Michele Costanzo

and

Margherita Ruoppolo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1233 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteomics; metabolomics; lipidomics; multi-omics; disease mechanisms; machine learning; omics integrations; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)

Muscle Metabolic Response and Adaptation to Exercise, Diet, and Environment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Susumu Muroya

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 775 | Submission Open

Keywords: skeletal muscle; metabolomics; mitochondria; energy metabolism; lipid metabolism; nutrition; feeding; environment; exercise; stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)

Exploring Pathological Mechanisms in Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tiemin Liu

Hongmei Yan

and

Qiongyue Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 766 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic diseases: obesity; diabetes; NAFLD; MAFLD; NASH; metabolic syndrome; etc.; multi-omics: metabolomics; lipidomics; proteomics; etc.; pathogenesis: genetic predispositions; lifestyle factors; microbiome and environmental exposures; etc.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Mitochondrial Metabolism, Redox State and Immunology in Cancer

edited by

Alfredo Cruz-Gregorio

and

Gladis Fragoso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: immune system; mitochondria; redox state; cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Advances in Translational Oncology and Oncometabolism

edited by Graham Pidgeon and

Zivile Useckaite

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncometabolism; obesity; clinical research; clinical trials; oncogenes; translational oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)

Veterinary Metabolomics: Emerging Tools for Animal Health

edited by

Ionela Hotea

Adrian Maximilian Macri

and Emil Tirziu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary metabolomics; animal nutrition; nutrient utilization; feed efficiency; precision nutrition; metabolic health; microbiome– metabolome interactions; sustainable livestock production; multi-omics integration; animal welfare; one health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)

The Interaction Between Metabolic Dysfunction and Hypothalamic Inflammation

edited by

Joana M. Gaspar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic disorders; neuroinflammation; hypothalamus; energy homeostasis; feeding behavior; high-fat diets; obesity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Lipidomics and Metabolic Biomarkers in Heart Disease

edited by

Davide Radaelli

and Matteo Scopetti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipidomic; metabolomic; biomarkers; cardiovascular disease; risk stratification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Advances on Metabolomics: Driving Innovation in Bio-Analysis and Natural Products Research

edited by

Natalia Drabińska-Fois

Daria Cicha-Wojciechowicz

Patrycja Mojsak

Eliza Matuszewska-Mach

and Martyna Pajewska-Szmyt

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; bioanalysis; biomedical research; biomarkers; foodomics; lipidomics; volatilomics; natural products; clinical diagnosis; biomarker discovery; analytical approaches; method development; mass spectrometry; disease detection; microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)

State-of-the-Art NMR-Based Metabolomics and Its Applications

edited by

Pau Nolis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: NMR spectroscopy; metabolomics; metabolic profiling; biomarker; multivariate analysis; high-throughput data analysis

The Role of Lipid Metabolism in Health and Disease

edited by

Mónica Narváez-Rivas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid metabolism; lipidomics; dyslipidemia; mass spectrometry; lipid biomarkers; lipid signaling; therapeutic targets; bioinformatics; clinical lipidomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)

Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases: From Prevention to Clinical Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Davide Masi

and

Renata Risi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: obesity; nutritional ketosis; dietary manipulations; therapeutic inertia; type 2 diabetes; gut microbiome; incretins; hormone regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Advancements in Mass Spectrometry Techniques for Metabolomic and Pharmaceutical Analysis

edited by

Xiaowei Song

and Fangling Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: ambient ionization; mass spectrometry imaging; sample pretreatment; isomer analysis; marker discovery; ion annotation; structural identification; artificial intelligence; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)

Adipose Thermogenesis and Crosstalk: Signaling Networks in Obesity, Metabolic Disease and Beyond

edited by Lei Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: adipose thermogenesis; BAT; WAT browning; adipokines; batokines; UCP1; single-cell/spatial omics; metabolic disease; obesity; insulin resistance; cardiovascular risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Microbial Metabolites and Host Health

edited by Weilan Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial metabolites; host– microbe interactions; host health; inflammatory bowel disease; chronic metabolic disorders; cancer; autoimmune diseases; neurodegenerative conditions; metabolism and immune status

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)

Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise: Mechanisms, Modulators, and Health Impacts

edited by

Kiwon Lim

and

Jisu Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise metabolism; metabolic adaptations; mitochondrial function; metabolic flexibility; energy substrate utilization; exercise-induced remodeling; skeletal muscle metabolism; metabolomics and multi-omics approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Endothelial Metabolism in Vascular Development and Diseases

edited by

Pengchun Yu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: cellular metabolism; metabolites; metabolic network; blood endothelial cells; lymphatic endothelial cells; blood vessel development; lymphatic vascular development; vascular disease; cancer; ocular disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Metabolic Studies in Urinary Diseases

edited by

Dechao Feng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; lipidomics; biomarkers; chronic kidney disease (CKD); acute kidney injury (AKI); urolithiasis (kidney stones); bladder cancer; prostate cancer; diabetic nephropathy; polycystic kidney disease; metabolic pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Integrating Metabolism and Molecular Biology in Cancer Research and Therapeutics

edited by

Susmita Barman

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer metabolism; metabolic reprogramming; tumor microenvironment; oncometabolites; immunometabolism; therapeutic resistance; microbiome-derived metabolites; metabolomics; molecular signaling pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Integrative Metabolomics)

Dysbiosis and Metabolic Disorders of the Microbiota

edited by

Guozhu Ye

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11573 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; metagenomics; metaproteomics; metatranscriptomics; Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer; gut microbiota; environmental microbiota; metabolism; metabolic disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)

Novel Methods of Mass Spectrometry Imaging Towards Biomedical and Environmental Applications

edited by

Xiaoxiao Ma

Zhaoying Wang

and

Yanhua Chen

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open

Keywords: mass spectrometry imaging; molecular mapping; new techniques; biomedicine; materials science; environmental research; pharmaceutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)

Nutrition and Metabolism in Poultry

edited by

Catarina Stefanello

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2782 | Submission Open

Keywords: ingredient; feed additive; feed quality; nutrient utilization; intestinal health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)

Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases: Mechanistic Insights and Personalized Dietary Strategies

edited by

Silvia Tagliamonte

and

Marcelo Macedo Rogero

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: personalized nutrition; metabolic diseases; metabolomics; food digestion; postprandial metabolism; biomarkers; gut microbiome; precision medicine; systems biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Effects of Exercise and Lifestyle on Cardiometabolic Health

edited by

Zacharias Papadakis

and

Alice S. Ryan

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular– kidney– metabolic (CKM) syndrome; lifestyle medicine; exercise prescription; metabolic perturbations; metabolites; metabolomics; high-intensity interval training (HIIT); moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT); resistance training (RT); metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD); insulin resistance; exerkines; mitochondrial function; cardiometabolic health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Tumoral Microenvironment and Metabolic Reprogramming in Cancer

edited by

Beatrice Dufrusine

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: tumoral microenvironment; inflammation; cancer; immune system; stromal cells; metabolic reprogramming; warburg effect; reverse warburg effect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Reactive Oxygen Species and Metabolic Dysregulation: From Bench to Bedside

edited by

Paola Maycotte

Álvaro Marín-Hernández

and Annie Joubert

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; ROS; glycolysis; mitochondria autophagy; antioxidant system; glutathione; oxidative phosphorylation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)

Thyroid Dysfunction and Metabolic Disorders

edited by Dayami Lopez

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: thyroid hormones; metabolic disorders; metabolomics; lipidomics; metabolic reprogramming; obesity; diabetes mellitus; dyslipidemia; MASLD; metabolic biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Physical and Nutritional Lifestyle Contributions to Metabolic Health and Well-Being

edited by Arlette C. Perry

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: lifestyle behaviors; nutrition; body composition; physical activity and physical fitness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Spatial Metabolomics—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhonghua Wang

and Chenglong Sun

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: mass spectrometry imaging (MSI); spatial metabolomics; biomarker discovery; disease diagnostics; drug development; technical advancements; interdisciplinary approaches; imaging techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)

The Impact of Diet on the Metabolism and Body Composition of Patients with Skin Diseases

edited by

Giuseppe Annunziata

Luigi Barrea

and Matteo Megna

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: diet– skin axis; body composition; inflammatory skin diseases; nutritional interventions; metabolomics; adipose tissue dysfunction; nutraceutical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Metabolic Signatures of Pediatric Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

edited by Tiago Jeronimo dos Santos

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric metabolomics; endocrine disorders; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; childhood obesity; insulin resistance; metabolic pathways; MASLD/MASH; biomarkers; environmental metabolic perturbations; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Plant Metabolites for Managing Chemotherapy-Induced Side Effects

edited by

Woojin Kim

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemotherapy-induced side effects; pain; nausea and vomiting; neutropenia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Nutritional Metabolism and Biomarkers in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

edited by

Małgorzata Godala

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease; diet; nutrition; malnutrition; nutritional status assessment; biomarkers; inflammation; metabolites; gut microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Nutrition and Dietary Supplementation in the Context of Health, Disease, and Physical Performance

edited by

Magdalena Górnicka

and

Ewa Niedźwiedzka

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: diet; dietary pattern; bioactive food compounds; body composition; nutrition-related biomarkers; metabolites; physical activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Metabolic Responses in Plants Under Abiotic Stress

edited by

Ghulam Hasnain

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; plant metabolism; compatible solutes; antioxidant systems; energy metabolism; lipid metabolism; osmotic stress; drought stress; heat stress; salinity stress; heavy metal stress; crop productivity; stress tolerance; gene expression; proteomics; metabolomics; signaling pathways; transcription factors; reactive oxygen species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Nutritional Intervention and Metabolic Health: Carbohydrates and Keto Diet

edited by

Louise Lu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic health; carbohydrate metabolism; ketogenic diet; personalized nutrition; glycaemic control; insulin sensitivity; lipid profiles; gut microbiome; nutrient-sensing pathways; epigenetic modifications; personalized postprandial glucose response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Mechanism-Aware Machine Learning in Metabolomics and Clinical Translation: Signatures, Pathways, and Patient Impact

edited by