Hypoglycemic Properties and Pathways of Natural Substances
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Diabetes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2025 | Viewed by 56
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutrition; diet; diabetes and its complications; hypoglycemic; fatty liver disease; diabetic nephropathy; postbiotics; identification and control of food hazards
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Diabetes remains a critical global health issue, impacting millions of people around the world. While pharmaceutical interventions are crucial for managing diabetes, there is growing interest in complementary and alternative approaches, particularly nutritional interventions. Recent research has increasingly highlighted the potential of natural substances in managing blood glucose levels and providing complementary support in diabetes treatment.
This Special Issue invites original research and review articles that investigate the hypoglycemic effects and mechanisms of the active ingredients from plants, microorganisms, or other natural sources. Potential topics of interest include the following:
- Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds with hypoglycemic effects.
- Mechanistic studies on the action of natural compounds in glucose metabolism.
- Clinical trials and in vivo studies evaluating the efficacy of natural hypoglycemic agents.
- Synergistic effects of natural compounds with conventional diabetes treatments.
- Safety, toxicity, and pharmacokinetics of natural hypoglycemic agents.
- Nutritional and dietary interventions involving natural hypoglycemic compounds.
- In vitro studies and cell culture models for screening hypoglycemic activity.
- Bioinformatics and computational studies on natural compounds targeting diabetes.
- The molecular targets and signaling cascades modulated by natural substances to improve diabetes.
- Meta-analyses and systematic reviews summarizing the evidence for natural substances (e.g., polyphenols, terpenoids, polysaccharides, etc.) in diabetes management.
We welcome original contributions from multidisciplinary perspectives to advance the development of evidence-based complementary care in diabetes.
Dr. Yujie Zhong
Dr. Xiaoli Peng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nutrition
- diet
- diabetes
- hypoglycemic
- glucose metabolism
- micronutrients
- natural substances
- insulin
- polyphenols
- terpenoids
- polysaccharides
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