Nutrition and Retinal Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 February 2023) | Viewed by 5636
Special Issue Editor
Interests: human nutrition; retinal health and disease; integrative omics; physiological imaging; model human microphysiological systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food-based compounds and their metabolites affect the structure and function of the human retina.
Global health research and practice initiatives are now aimed at elucidating fundamental knowledge on variations in human nutrient sensing and signaling systems for the purposes of enhancing retinal health and reducing visual impairment in diverse populations. Central to this effort are creative discoveries and innovative research strategies based on molecular nutrition.
In this Special Issue of Nutrients, we welcome state-of-the-science original research reports and systematic reviews advancing the knowledge linking the integrated roles of genetics, epigenetics, age, and gender to actions of food and nutrients in the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of common, chronic, and complex retinal diseases.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Structural and ultrastructural studies on nutrient distributions in human and primate retinal laminae and cell types.
- Functional studies on human microphysiological systems to characterize the mechanisms of action linking diet to retinal health and disease.
- In vivo human studies using omics technologies and physiological imaging to identify the timing and mechanisms of action linking diet to retinal health and disease.
- In vivo and mechanistic studies on the gut–retina axis.
Dr. John Paul SanGiovanni
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- retina
- nutritional biochemistry
- nutritional biophysics keyword
- physiological imaging
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