Radioprotective Effects of Antioxidants

Dear Colleagues,

Radiation exposure can cause a range of symptoms in humans, ranging from skin and eye damage to birth defects, infertility and cancer. Both ionizing and non-ionizing radiation can cause this damage and such damage, especially for skin, can range from cancer to cosmetic effects. This Special Issue, titled ‘Radioprotective Effects of Antioxidants’, invites you to submit novel research or reviews on antioxidant protection of damage caused by ionising and/or non-ionising radiation.  Examples of topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Antioxidants acting as sunscreens for UV radiation (including commercial products), e.g., photochemical studies of commercial sunscreens (UVA and UVB absorbers) as well as carotenoids or other antioxidants and their UV degradation in normal use.
• Antioxidants as eye protectors, e.g., against blue light damage or preventing cataract.
• Antioxidants as radioprotectors for both medical exposures to ionizing radiation (such as X-rays or during cancer therapy).
• Antioxidants as radioprotectors for the acute effects of high ionizing radiation exposure during accidents.

A range of study types are also welcome, including: 

• Photochemical and photophysical studies on the mechanisms of protection, such as reactions with radicals and other reactive oxygen species (ROS).
• In vitro or ex vivo cell studies of radioprotection.
• Model animal studies on radioprotection by antioxidants.
• Human epidemiological or intervention trials on the clinical outcomes of specific antioxidants, or antioxidant rich foods as radiation protectants.

The aim of this Special Issue, ‘Radioprotective Effects of Antioxidants’, is to supply an overview of the current knowledge in this field through the publication of original articles or short communications, as well as reviews.

Dr. Ruth Edge
Prof. Dr. Homer S. Black
Prof. Dr. George Truscott
Guest Editors

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