Research Progress on Immune and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Food Active Substances
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemicals and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editors
2. Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA-UB), UB, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: flavonoids; antioxidants; allergy; inflammation; immunomodulation; methylxanthines; sport
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2. Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA-UB), 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
Interests: flavonoids; polyphenols; cocoa; hesperidin; methylxanthines; antioxidants; allergies; immunonutrition; immunomodulation; immune system; microbiota; antibody; sport; prebiotics; probiotics; postbiotics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There is growing interest in the potential of specific nutrients to modulate immune system function and inflammatory processes. While it is widely believed that certain dietary components may enhance immune responses or mitigate inflammation, such claims are not always substantiated by rigorous scientific evidence. This Special Issue provides an opportunity to present clinical, preclinical, or in vitro studies that provide mechanistic and functional insights into the effects of specific foods or food-derived compounds on immune function.
We welcome contributions that examine both the beneficial and adverse effects of dietary constituents on systemic and mucosal immune systems. Relevant topics include the impact of nutrition on immune responses to infections, allergies, vaccination, hypersensitivity reactions, and both acute and chronic inflammatory processes. Manuscripts addressing the impact of diet on age-related immune deficiencies, such as immunosenescence or the immature immune system in early life, are also encouraged.
This Special Issue seeks to bring together original research articles and comprehensive reviews that critically evaluate the immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties of dietary components.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Margarida Castell Escuer
Dr. Malen Massot-Cladera
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- macrophages
- lymphocytes
- cytokines
- antibodies
- tolerance
- hypersensitivity
- infection
- inflammation
- thymus
- spleen
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