Natural Products Chemistry: Innovation and New Frontiers in Antiparasitic Therapies

Dear Colleagues,

Resistance to conventional antiparasitic treatments remains a significant challenge for both public and veterinary health. Natural products, derived from plants, algae, microorganisms, animals, and marine organisms, represent a promising source for developing new antiparasitic therapies. This Special Issue of Pathogens focuses on the chemistry of natural products and aims to bring together innovative research evaluating the antiparasitic efficacy of these natural products using in vivo, in vitro, and in silico approaches. By exploring the richness of natural biodiversity and its chemistry, this Special Issue will contribute to advancing new and effective therapeutic strategies against parasites affecting both humans and animals.

For this Special Issue, we are seeking the following types of contributions:

Original research articles: Papers reporting new findings on the antiparasitic activity of natural products, including studies on compounds derived from plants, algae, microorganisms, animals, and marine organisms, employing in vivo, in vitro, and in silico methods.

Reviews: Comprehensive review articles on recent advances in the research of natural products with antiparasitic activity, covering both experimental and computational studies, with an emphasis on natural product chemistry.

Case studies and brief reports: Concise reports of significant or innovative findings in evaluating the antiparasitic activity of natural products.

Commentaries and opinions: Perspectives on the opportunities and challenges in using natural products for parasite control, focusing on natural product chemistry and interdisciplinary approaches.

We look forward to receiving your contributions. All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer review process to ensure scientific quality and relevance.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Parasitologia.

Dr. Raymundo Alejandro Pérez Hernández
Prof. Dr. Ramiro Quintanilla-Licea
Dr. Eduardo Sánchez-García
Dr. Joel Horacio Elizondo Luevano
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Pathogens is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Dr. Raymundo Alejandro Pérez Hernández
Prof. Dr. Ramiro Quintanilla-Licea
Dr. Eduardo Sánchez-García
Dr. Joel Horacio Elizondo Luevano
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Pathogens is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• natural products
• antiparasitic activity
• medicinal plants
• microorganisms
• marine organisms
• animal byproducts
• in vitro, in vivo, and in silico approaches
• natural products chemistry
• pharmacognosy
• innovative therapies
• ethnopharmacology
• micro-nanoparticles
• targeted therapy
• epidemiology
• purification and extraction
• ligand&ndash
• receptor activity