The Role of Trace Elements in Health and Diseases
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Biochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 279
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The significant importance of trace elements (TE) for human health is mediated primarily by their role as catalysts in enzyme systems. That feature determines their role in regulating multiple vital functions including growth, metabolism, and immune responses. Due to their significance in proper development, trace elements are of constant interest to researchers. Numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated the role of trace elements, and interactions between them, in the etiology, pathophysiology and prevention of certain conditions, such as infectious diseases, diabetes, and other systemic diseases, neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders, or even cancer. Here, the essentiality, non-essentiality, and toxicity of TE, depending on the element’s concentration and form, must be considered.
Epidemiologic data report the high prevalence of deficiency and overload of TE. The line between essentiality and toxicity level of some elements is thin. Understanding the mechanisms underlying the metabolism of trace elements in health and disease might provide a more specific approach to treating certain diseases, providing measurable benefits in the healthcare system.
This Special Issue of IJMS includes the topics presented below:
- Molecular mechanisms of trace elements in health and disease;
- Interactions between trace elements in health and disease;
- Trace elements and inflammatory processes;
- Trace elements in neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases;
- Trace elements and endocrine disorders;
- Trace elements and cancer.
Dr. Patrycja Kupnicka
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- trace elements (TE)
- TE and inflammation
- TE and neurodegeneration
- TE interactions
- TE toxicity
- TE deficiency
