The Role of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in the Development of Cardiovascular Diseases
A special issue of Journal of Xenobiotics (ISSN 2039-4713). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 734
Special Issue Editor
2 FCS—UBI, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
Interests: endocrine disruptors; human exposome; pregnancy exposome; phthalates; flame retardants; UVB-filters; bisphenols; cardiovascular endocrinology; fetoplacental vasculature; vascular smooth muscle cells; neurovascular unit; hypertensive disorders in pregnancy; hypothyroidism; calcium and potassium channels; sex hormones; patch clamp
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that I announce this Special Issue on “The Role of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in the Development of Cardiovascular Diseases”.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a major cause of mortality and mobility worldwide. Throughout life, humans are exposed to a wide range of emerging contaminants (EDC). Exposure to these EDC is a global concern due to their adverse effects on the human endocrine system, including the CV system. Moreover, the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which EDC interact with hormonal action are complex and difficult to understand. For this reason, knowledge of these mechanisms is one of the current challenges of CV research.
This Special Issue will focus on the advances of emerging contaminants’ role on the human cardiovascular system. The aim is to provide an integrative, novel, and transdisciplinary approach to evaluate actual human exposure to EDC and contribute to the prevention and treatment of CVD. The theme is multidisciplinary, so I invite you to submit original research and review articles on the following non-exhaustive list of topics:
- Environmental health;
- Risk assessment;
- Health impact assessment;
- Endocrine-disrupting chemicals;
- Cellular and molecular mechanistic;
- Electrophysiology studies;
- Molecular docking.
Prof. Elisa Cairrao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vascular diseases
- endocrine disruption
- environmental compounds
- cardiovascular risk
- humans
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