The Role of Antioxidants in Pregnant Women’s and Children’s Health—3rd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the launch of the third volume of our Special Issue on 'The Role of Antioxidants in Pregnant Women’s and Children’s Health', which seeks to provide clinicians, biochemists, and researchers from related disciplines with another opportunity to expand their knowledge and understanding of this important and ever-evolving subject. Disruptions in redox balance play a central role in the pathogenesis of numerous reproductive, pregnancy-related, foetal, and childhood disorders, and oxidative stress is also a key mechanism in foetal programming, influencing the onset of various diseases later in life. Consequently, this Special Issue will place particular emphasis on the interplay between pro-oxidants and antioxidants in metabolic childhood disorders, including rare conditions. As free radical damage underlies critical biochemical processes such as inflammation, autoimmunity, and neurotoxicity, maintaining an effective, integrated antioxidant defence system is essential for controlling ROS levels. Both endogenous antioxidants (e.g., enzymes and glutathione) and exogenous factors (e.g., vitamins and minerals) remain subjects of great scientific interest. Furthermore, the role of adipokines as antioxidant (e.g., adiponectin and omentin) and pro-oxidant (e.g., leptin and resistin) mediators requires further investigation, as their contribution has not yet been fully recognised.

Using diverse biochemical markers to assess the intensity of oxidative stress and the efficiency of the antioxidant system in pathological conditions offers promising avenues for understanding disease mechanisms and exploring the potential of antioxidant-based therapeutic interventions.

We invite you to contribute your latest original research or comprehensive reviews to this third volume of our Special Issue. This edition aims to present the most up-to-date research on the role of antioxidants in protecting against ROS-induced damage in pregnant women, newborns and children, and to highlight potential therapies.

Dr. Joanna Gajewska
Dr. Jadwiga Ambroszkiewicz
Dr. Magdalena Chełchowska
Guest Editors

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• antioxidants
• oxidative stress
• pregnancy
• newborns
• infants
• children
• glutathione
• adipokines
• vitamins
• microelements
• reproductive health
• metabolic disease
• lifestyle factors
• rare disease