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Energy Metabolism in Brown Adipose Tissue
edited by
submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy metabolism; thermogenic fat tissue; metabolites; mitochondrial function; ER stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Spatial Metabolomics
edited by and Chenglong Sun
submission deadline 28 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2328 | Submission Open
Keywords: mass spectrometry imaging (MSI); spatial metabolomics; biomarker discovery; disease diagnostics; drug development; technical advancements; interdisciplinary approaches; imaging techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)
New Analytical Techniques and Applications of Metabolomics and Lipidomics
edited by , Chunxiu Hu and Xianzhe Shi
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8275 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; lipidomics; applications of metabolomics and/or lipidomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Enriching the Gut Microbial Functionality through Daily Meals
edited by Michihiro Fukushima and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8210 | Submission Open
Keywords: dietary-resistant food components; intestinal fermentation; gut microbial modulation; metabolic pathways; postbiotics; food processing methods; characterization of new prebiotic substances; structure– function relationships; in vitro studies; in vivo studies; metabolic disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Metabolomics)
Metabolic Syndrome and Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7297 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic syndrome; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); insulin resistance; obesity; type 2 diabetes; liver cirrhosis; dyslipidemia; NAFLD treatment; hepatic steatosis; cardiovascular risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Metabolism of Bioactives and Natural Products
edited by Kamila Misiakiewicz-Has, Barbara Wiszniewska and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5837 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; bioactive; medicinal plants; phytochemicals; isoflavones; triterpenes; coumarins; alkaloids; prebiotics; carotenoids; polyphenols; organosulfur compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Metabolism and Nutrition in Fish
edited by , Peng Tan and Rantao Zuo
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5629 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish; metabolism; nutrition; feed additives; lipid; protein; requirements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)
Effects of Chemical Exposure on Endocrine and Reproductive Functions
edited by Renata Marino Romano and Caroline Serrano-Nascimento
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5467 | Submission Open
Keywords: endocrine-disrupting chemicals exposure impact on metabolic diseases; reproductive failure; infertility; endocrine disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Mitochondrial Metabolism and Oxidative Stress in Hypertension, Diabetes and Related Complications submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3828 | Submission Open
Keywords: diabetes; hypertension; ROS; oxidative stress; cell death; inflammation; mitochondrial control quality; mitochondrial dynamics; mitochondria-targeted molecules; nutraceuticals and functional foods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Gut Microbiota and Nutrient Metabolism Interactions in Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
edited by Jean Debédat and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1287 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiota; personalized medicine; nutrition; dietary intervention; xenometabolites; obesity; metabolic syndrome; diabetes; gut
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
NMR-Metabolomics in Peptide and Antibody Drug Discovery
edited by , , and Carmen Marino
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 898 | Submission Open
Keywords: NMR metabolomics; peptides; antibodies; drug discovery; metabolomic profiles; biomarkers; mechanisms of action
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)
Amino Acid Metabolism and Function in Human Diseases
edited by Jolanta Bugajska and Krystyna Sztefko
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 801 | Submission Open
Keywords: free amino acids; civilization diseases; obesity; diabetes; liver disease; heart diseases; reference intervals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
Integrative Metabolomic Biomarkers for Neurodegeneration
edited by Robert Logan
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrative metabolomics; multi-omics; biomarkers; neurodegeneration; bioinformatics; machine learning; Parkinson’ s disease; Alzheimer’ s disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Integrative Metabolomics)
Metabolites as Biomarkers for Inherited Disorders
edited by Jennifer Saville
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; metabolites; inherited disorders; diagnostics; metabolomics; lipidomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
One-Carbon Metabolism in Pregnant Women, Fetuses, and Infants
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open
Keywords: folate cycle (5-methyltetrahydrofolate; folic acid; vitamin B12; serine; glycine); methionine cycle (homocysteine; methionine; S-adenosylmethionine; S-adenosylhomocysteine); choline metabolic pathway (betaine; choline); trans-sulfuration pathway (cysteine; taurine; vitamin B6); epigenetics; developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Nutritional Metabolism in Model Organisms: Phytochemicals and Genetic Responses
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemicals; nutritional metabolism; gene expression; model organisms; genetic response; epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Impact of Microbial Metabolites on Intestinal Health and Diseases
edited by Ashfaqul M. Alam
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiota; microbiome; metabolism; microbial metabolites; metabolomics; mass spectrometry; dysbiosis; inflammatory bowel disease; colorectal cancer; gastrointestinal tract; mucosa; epithelial barrier function; epithelial cells; inflammation; regeneration; wound healing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)
Integration of Proteomics and Metabolomics: A Comprehensive Approach to Omics Research
edited by
submission deadline 1 May 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; proteomics; metabolic flux analysis; PTMs; cross-omics; data integration; systems biology; computational modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Nutritional Metabolomics in Cancer
edited by Hayato Muranaka and Suguru Saito
submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1444 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutritional metabolomics; cancer metabolism; nutritional interventions; metabolomics in cancer therapy; cancer biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Sex Differences in Physical Exercise and Dietary Habits Effects on Metabolic Health
edited by Hannah Cabre and
submission deadline 5 May 2025 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open
Keywords: sex differences; metabolomics; metabolites; menstrual cycle; aging; exercise performance; nutrition intervention; cardiometabolic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Risk Prediction and Novel Biomarker Discovery of Chronic Diseases by Advanced Methodologies in Lipidomics and Metabolomics
edited by , Kang Chen and Jun Ding
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3939 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic diseases; lipidomics; metabolomics; risk prediction; biomarker discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Advances in Gut Microbiome Metabolomics submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1131 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiome– host interaction; cross talk; metabolomics; omics- technologies; microbiome signatures; new diagnostic tools; novel therapeutic strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Vitamin D and Its Crucial Role in Pregnancy: From Deficiency to Optimal Health for Both Mother, Fetus and Child in Later Life
edited by and
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetics; fetal development; inflammation; metabolic disorders; metabolomics; microbiota; nutrition; offspring; placenta; pregnancy; pregnancy complications; vitamin D; vitamin D receptor; vitamin D deficiency; disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Flavonoids: Novel Therapeutic Potential for Chronic Diseases
edited by Aleksandra Kozłowska and Shawn R. Campagna
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: flavonoids; chronic diseases; inflammation; diabetes; anthocyanins; cardiovascular diseases; neurodegenerative disorders; quercetin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Impact of Macronutrients on Metabolism
edited by Janine Wirth
submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 67240 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbohydrate intake; dietary protein; chronic metabolic response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Towards Clinical Interpretation of Metabolomic Data
edited by Tomáš Adam
submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1984 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochemistry; data mining; metabolism; biochemical interpretation; plasma; serum; urine; cerebrispinal fluid; biofluids; human; biochemistry; metabolomic; metabolic diseases; clinical diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics and Data Analysis)
Metabolic Physiology Under Environmental Coercion
edited by , Zhijun Tan and
submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1771 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic physiology; metabolomics; environmental toxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)
Metabolic Responses to Ruminant Nutrition and Production Practices submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: ruminant metabolism; metabolomics; omics; biomarkers; nutrition strategies; production management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)
Metabolomic Fingerprinting: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by Christina Virgiliou and
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2801 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics/metabonomics; mass spectrometry; metabolome; HRMS; hyphenated techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Integrative Metabolomics)
Metabolomic Approaches to Flavonoid Profiling and Metabolism submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: flavonoid profiling; metabolomics; high-throughput platforms; biosynthetic pathways; health benefits; plant breeding; biotechnology; polyphenols; antioxidant activity; metabolic regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)
Glucose Metabolism in Pregnancy
edited by Moen Gunn-Helen
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9194 | Submission Open
Keywords: glucose metabolism; gestational diabetes; pregnancy; diabetes; glucose
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Metabolomics-Based Biomarkers for Nutrition and Health
edited by Cheng Zheng and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5488 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarker; metabolomics; nutritional epidemiology; disease diagnostics and prevention; risk prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Metabolomics of the Eye and Adnexa submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2304 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; metabolites; ocular disease; Meibomian gland dysfunction; age-related macular de-generation; glaucoma; diabetic retinopathy; keratoconus; gas chromatography/liquid chromatog-raphy-mass spectrometry; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance-Powered Metabolomics: Progress and Future Prospects
edited by Abhinav Dubey
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2100 | Submission Open
Keywords: solution-state NMR; metabolism; clinical studies; biomarker discovery; high-throughput data analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Harnessing the Power of NMR Metabolomics in Unraveling Metabolic Diseases
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1801 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomics; NMR; precision medicine; translational medicine; metabolic disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Integrative Metabolomics)
Multimodal Approaches to Diagnosing Metabolic Bone Diseases
edited by Simona D’Amore, and Uma Ramaswami
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1704 | Submission Open
Keywords: bone disease; bone involvement in congenital and acquired conditions; artificial intelligence; bi-omarker discovery; clinical algorithm; integrated imaging approaches; omics-based approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
The Comorbidity of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1645 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; metabolic diseases; depression; dementia; Parkinson’ s disease; Alzheimer’ s disease; Huntington’ s disease; obesity; diabetes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)
Metabolomics Studies in Ruminant Models: Unraveling Nutritional Physiology and Health submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1638 | Submission Open
Keywords: feed supplements; metabolic profiles; metabolic biomarkers; metabolic stress; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Comprehensive Insights into Metabolic Pathways: Genome-Scale Modeling Techniques
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1398 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolism; systems biology; genome-scale metabolic modeling; multi-omics data; data integration; data analysis; metabolic regulation; biomarker; drug targets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Fat and Glucose Metabolism
edited by and John Griffith Jones
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1197 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient metabolism; energy homeostasis; insulin resistance; diabetes; obesity; MAFLD; metabolic disorders; therapeutic agents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
Multiomics and Metabolism in Infectious Diseases and Cancer: Unveiling Novel Mechanisms and Biomarkers
edited by Menghuan Zhang
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 960 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiomics; machine learning; metabolic modeling; cancer metabolism; metabolic pathways; thera-peutic targets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Synthetic Biology Approaches for Expanding the Metabolic Capabilities of E. coli
edited by and Kei Anne Baritugo
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic biology; Escherichia coli (E. coli); metabolic engineering; genome editing (crispr-cas9); novel metabolic pathways; high-value chemicals; biofuels; bioremediation; environmental sensing; microbial cell factory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)
Research of Inborn Errors of Metabolism submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open
Keywords: inborn errors of metabolism; pathogenic mechanisms; bio-chemical pathway; inherited diseases; diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Advancing Metabolite Biomarkers in Neurodegenerative Disease: Discovery, Integration, and Therapeutic Potential
edited by Robert Logan
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; neurodegeneration; metabolites; metabolic pathways; metabolomic; Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)
Functional Foods and Natural Bioactive Compounds: Strategies to Face Metabolic Syndrome and Related Non-Communicable Diseases
edited by , Sebastián Torres and
submission deadline 2 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5364 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional foods; bioactive compounds; fermented foods; fermented beverages; fermented vegetable foods; probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotics; postbiotics; metabolic syndrome; non-communicable diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Stress and Inflammation: Drivers, Biomarkers and Physiological Effects
edited by Eric Trexler
submission deadline 9 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; nutrition; health behavior; obesity; stress; inflammation; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
Role of Metabolites in Gut-Brain Axis
edited by Abhijit Maji
submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiota; gut– brain axis; neurological disorder; metabolomics; behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Metabolomic Advances in Promoting Exercise-Induced Metabolic Changes
edited by and Mara Patrıcia Traina Chacon-Mikahi
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15439 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolome; metabolites; exercise; physical activity; metabolic signatures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)
Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2367 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical nutrition; metabolic disorders; nutritional intervention; metabolic health; disease prevention; biomarkers; nutritional therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)
Childhood Obesity and Its Associated Metabolic Complications
edited by Marina Ybarra and Tiago Jeronimo dos Santos
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: pediatrics; obesity; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; childhood obesity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)
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