Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory Activities and Skin Protective Potential of Extractions from Natural Plants
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 1759
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural products; antioxidant activity; phenolic compounds; toad venom; dereplication; metabolomics
Interests: chemoprevention; cancer biology; animal models; biochemistry of inflammation; cell signalling
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Dear Colleagues,
The use of medicinal plants as agents to prevent or cure a lot of diseases depends on the presence of compounds with pharmacological activities, which can be considered in the development of herbal medicines, active ingredients for medicines, nutraceuticals, and sunscreens, among others.
Since inflammation is recognized as a risk factor or starting point for premature aging and several diseases, such as obesity, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer, Parkinson, cancers, osteoporosis, acute myocardial infarction, asthma, cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, and psoriasis, there has been a revived interest in natural products from pharmaceutical industries because they have properties that make them more favorable as leading structures for drug discovery as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and skin protective options. Moreover, the overuse or long-term consumption of anti-inflammatory molecules has been associated with toxicity and side effects, including osteoporosis, immunosuppression, atrophy muscle, dyslipidemia, hypertension, peripheral insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, growth retardation and asthma in children, decreased libido, impotence, glaucoma, cataracts, sleep disorders, irritability, depression (with steroidal medications), as well as gastric irritation, peptic ulcer, acute hepatitis, and bleeding predominantly with NSAIDs.
This Special Issue will focus on the latest advances and discoveries of compounds and/or extracts characterized with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and skin protective potential from natural plants, as well as new techniques to combat oxidative and anti-inflammatory processes and their applications. Topics include, but are not limited to, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, skin protective potential, and new strategies to evaluate these biological activities (in silico, in vitro, and/or in vivo). We look forward to receiving your contributions and promoting meaningful discussions in this important field.
Dr. Gerardo Magela Vieira-Júnior
Dr. Paulo Michel Pinheiro Ferreira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antioxidants
- anti-inflammatory
- skin protection
- phenolic compounds
- extracts derived from plants
- natural products
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