Chemopreventive Activity of Natural Products
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025
Special Issue Editor
Interests: antioxidants; chemoprevention; anticancer; oxidative stress; plant extracts; plant polyphenols
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Chemoprevention involves the use of natural or synthetic chemical agents to reverse, suppress, or prevent the progression of carcinogenesis to invasive cancer. Many chemopreventive agents are plant-derived compounds that possess protective or disease-preventive properties. These natural compounds exert their chemopreventive effects through the modulation of cellular redox statuses. In several cases, changes in the cellular redox environment can lead to diverse outcomes. For instance, some phytochemicals act as antioxidants, providing protection against ROS-induced DNA damage and thereby preventing mutagenesis and the initiation of carcinogenesis. However, other natural compounds induce apoptosis in cancer cells by functioning as pro-oxidants.
We invite you to submit your latest research findings or a review article to this Special Issue, which aims to compile the most recent research and critical insights into the intricate interplay between antioxidant/pro-oxidant activities and chemopreventive effects of natural compounds. These compounds may be individual substances or complex mixtures derived from terrestrial or marine sources.
Dr. Dimitrios Stagos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant extracts
- natural compounds
- antioxidants
- anticancer
- polyphenols
- ROS-induced DNA damage
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