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Biochemistry, Pathology and Applications of Venoms

edited by

Sakthivel Vaiyapuri

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20778 | Submission Open

Keywords: venom; snakes; venomous invertebrates; venom toxins; clinical applications of venoms and toxins; biochemical composition of venoms; pathology of venoms; envenomation effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Peptide Toxins—Discovery, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic Potential

edited by Mingqiang Rong and

Cheng Tang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4543 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide toxins; action mechanisms; pharmacological tool; drug candidates

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Cereals Defense: A Global Perspective on Combating Mycotoxins

edited by

Tihomir Kovač

and

Bojan Šarkanj

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1822 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; mycotoxins; climate change; cereal resistance; oxidative stress related to environmental factors; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Venom and Neurology: From Molecular Mechanism to Clinical Medicine

edited by Meichun Deng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1467 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurotoxins; ion channels; neurological disorders; venom peptides; channelopathies; therapeutic applications; pain; envenomation; drug discovery; neuroscience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

The Neutralization Mechanism and Immunological Studies of Botulinum Neurotoxin

edited by

Shauna Farr-Jones

and

James D. Marks

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1389 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin antitoxin; mechanism of action; botulinum neurotoxin neutralization mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Prevention and Remediation of Mycotoxins

edited by

El Ajandouz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin; prevention; remediation; mitigation; food safety and security; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Individual and Combined Effects of Emerging Mycotoxins: From Cells to Organs

edited by

Imourana Alassane-Kpembi

, Lingchen Yang and

Guodong Cai

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging mycotoxins; in vitro–ex vivo; omics; combined toxicity; mitigation; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Botulinum Toxins in Migraine: From Novel Toxins, Mechanisms and Biomarkers to AI-Enhanced Innovations

edited by

Luca Pani

and

Luigi Francesco Iannone

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; migraine; biomarkers; digital health; precision medicine; predictive modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Isolation, Characterization and Toxicology of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins and Lectins

edited by

Maria Angeles Rojo

and

Damian Cordoba-Diaz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs); lectins; toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)

Advances in Mycotoxin Determination: From Risk Assessment to Global Management Strategies

edited by

Maykel Hernández-Mesa

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20693 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; food analysis; exposure assessment; risk assessment; risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Mycotoxin Occurrence, Toxicology, and Effects on Animals, Animal Feeds and Detoxification Methods

edited by

Miao Long

Peng Liao

and Yi Zhao

submission deadline 28 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3524 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; occurrence; toxicology; animal health; feed safety; toxicity mechanisms; detoxification methods; feed contaminants; biodegradation; adsorbents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

New Insights in Uremic Toxins and Toxin-Related Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease

edited by

Griet Glorieux

Evelien Snauwaert

and

Raymond Vanholder

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17424 | Submission Open

Keywords: uremic toxins; metabolome; nutrition; diet; dialysis; sex-related; inflammation; aryl hydrocarbon receptor; post-translational modifications; human; veterinary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)

Aflatoxins: Contamination, Analysis and Control

edited by

Jean-Denis Bailly

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14847 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitigation; detection; food contamination; detoxification; analytical methods; biocontrol

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Natural Toxin–Based Therapeutics from Animals, Plants, and Marine Organisms: Clinical Evidence and Drug Development Perspectives

edited by

Gihyun Lee

and

Soo-Hyun Sung

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5742 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural toxins; plant toxins; animal venom; marine organisms; therapeutic application

Botulinum Toxins: Past Successes and New Goals

edited by

Wolfgang Jost

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2790 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin; dystonia; spasticity; sialorrhea; pain; future aspects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Metabolism and Toxicology of Mycotoxins and Their Masked Forms: 2nd Edition

edited by

Qiugang Ma

Zhihong Liang

and

Ru Jia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1548 | Submission Open

Keywords: masked mycotoxins; metabolic transformation mechanism; toxicology; interactive effects; oxidative stress; DNA damage; cell apoptosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Advances in the Study of Harmful Microalgae and Biotoxins: In Vitro and In Vivo Approaches

edited by

Juan José Dorantes-Aranda

Pedro Reis Costa

and

Christine Johanna Band-Schmidt

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1508 | Submission Open

Keywords: harmful microalgae; biotoxins; seafood safety; in vitro models; in vivo models; toxicity; biotechnological advances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Anatomical, Experimental, and Clinical Studies of Botulinum Neurotoxin in Cosmetic Medicine

edited by

Kyu-Lim Lee

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 627 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin; clinical anatomy; facial anatomy; cosmetic medicine; cadaveric study; ultrasound-guided injection; anatomy-based injection techniques; experimental and clinical research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Chemical Ecological Interactions and Bioactivity Mechanisms of Marine Biotoxins and Venoms

edited by

Allan Cembella

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biotoxins; chemical ecology; toxin biosynthesis; gene regulation; species interactions; bioaccumulation; pharmacological potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Application of Botulinum Neurotoxin in Headache or Facial Pain Disorders

edited by

Hope Lorraine O’Brien

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-oral preventive therapies; chronic migraine; botulinum toxin; migraine prevention; neurotoxins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Structure and Function of Bacterial Toxins and Receptors

edited by Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg and

Somnath Dutta

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial toxin; toxin–receptor; biophysics; cryo-EM; cryo-ET; structure; conformational dynamics; membrane

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Collaborative Approaches to Mitigation of Snakebite Envenoming

edited by

Anita Malhotra

and

Karthikeyan Vasudevan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11334 | Submission Open

Keywords: snakebite envenomation; antivenom; interdisciplinary studies; snake venom; community health; One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Mycotoxin Contamination in Food and Feed

edited by

Yiqiang Chen

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2345 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin; feed; food; analytical approach; toxicological effect; toxicological mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Adverse Effects of Co-Contaminated Mycotoxins and Strategies for Their Mitigation

edited by

Wence Wang

and

Mengmeng Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14854 | Submission Open

Keywords: co-contaminated mycotoxins; mechanisms of toxicity; mitigation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Mycotoxins in Food Safety: Challenges and Biocontrol Strategies

edited by

Sofía Noemí Chulze

and

María Silvina Alaniz Zanon

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8834 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocontrol; climate change; One Health; mycotoxins; toxigenic fungi; changes in biodiversity; risk maps of mycotoxin accumulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Antibodies for Innovative Studies of Bacterial Toxins

edited by Roxane Maria Fontes Piazza and María M. Amaral

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7980 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial toxins; mechanism of action; antibodies; neutralization; detection; diagnosis; in vivo and in vitro models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Advances in Detecting, Monitoring, Predicting, Managing and Controlling Harmful Algal Blooms

edited by Chenlin Hu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6089 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanobacteria; algal bloom; cyanotoxin; cause detecting; monitoring; predicting; managing; controlling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin in Orofacial Pain

edited by

Yoshizo Matsuka

and

Swarnalakshmi Raman

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4406 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; orofacial pain; neuropathic pain; trigeminal neuralgia; temporomandibular disorders; migraine; bruxism; myofascial pain; hemifacial spasm; orofacial dystonia; facial paralysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Exploration of Toxins from Marine Organisms

edited by

Pedro M. Costa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2486 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine toxins; bioactives; drug discovery; toxicology; bioprospecting; blue biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Toxins)

Selected Papers from the 3rd International Online Conference on Toxins (2025)

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 972 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel plant toxins; foodborne toxins; animal venoms; mycotoxins; bacterial toxins

Mycotoxins Along the Food Chain: Detection, Contamination and Control

edited by

Terenzio Bertuzzi

and

Paola Giorni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 969 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins control from field to food; mycotoxigenic fungi monitoring, control and mitigation; efficient strategies for mycotoxin reduction; new analytical methods for mycotoxin determination; emerging mycotoxins; mycotoxigenic fungal ecology; development of new sustainable strategies for mycotoxigenic fungi control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Contamination, Biomonitoring and Cell Metabolism of Mycotoxins

edited by

Consiglia Longobardi

and

Vincenzo Vestuto

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin; food safety; contamination; cell metabolism; biomonitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Toxicity of Plant Natural Products and Their Applications

edited by

Johnson O. Oladele

and

Filomena Lelario

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytotoxicity; environmental toxicity; plant-derived compounds; mechanism of toxicity; natural products; human health; omics technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)

Recent Advances and Future Perspectives on Genotoxicity of Toxins

edited by

Michael Fasullo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 578 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; aristolochic acid; psoralens; genome profiling; transcriptomics

Decoding the Venom Arsenal: Omics Insights into the Evolution of Toxin Families

edited by

Sebastien Dutertre

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxin evolution; transcriptomics; proteomics; venom-ecology; molecular adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Epidemiology of Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in Plant Pathology: Virulence and Plant Responses

edited by Antonio Moretti,

Stefania Somma

and

Mario Masiello

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; mycotoxigenic fungi; epidemiology; plant–pathogen interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Mitigation and Detoxification Strategies of Mycotoxins: 2nd Edition

edited by

Lidia Radko

and

Marta Mendel

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1892 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; interaction; detoxification; risk assessment; food/feed safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Botulinum Toxin in Neuro-Rehabilitation: Expanding Horizons in Spasticity and Beyond

edited by

Stefano Tamburin

Alessandro Picelli

and Mirko Filippetti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 26804 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin; neurology; neurorehabilitation; Parkinson’s disease; rehabilitation; dystonia; movement disorders; pain; stroke; spasticity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Study on Botulinum Toxin in Facial Diseases and Aesthetics

edited by Giovanni Salti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9585 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; cosmetic surgery; aesthetic; facial diseases; facial asymmetry; masseter hypertrophy; bruxism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

The EuroBioTox Project: Progress Towards the Detection and Identification of Biotoxins via Standardization, Training, and Method Evaluation

edited by

Andreas Rummel

and Brigitte G. Dorner

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8928 | Submission Open

Alleviation of Mycotoxin-Induced Toxicity

edited by

Haifei Wang

and

Lvhui Sun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6916 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin; plant extracts; small molecules; molecular targets; toxicity alleviation; molecular toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Biomonitoring and Human Exposure on Mycotoxins: One Health

edited by

Jill Koshiol

and Usha V. Dutta

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5560 | Submission Open

Keywords: aflatoxin; mycotoxins; biomonitoring; human health; hepatobiliary cancer; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Uremic Toxins and Hemodialysis: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Therapeutic Advances

edited by Joëlle Nortier and Marie-Hélène Antoine

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5071 | Submission Open

Keywords: end-stage kidney disease; hemodialysis/hemodiafiltration; uremic toxins; endothelial dysfunction; gut microbiome

Challenges of Mycotoxins in Food Chains: Occurrence, Detection and Control

edited by

Larine Kupski

and

Eliana Badiale Furlong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3797 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; food safety; analytical methods; risk assessment; control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Risk Assessment and Advanced, Sustainable, and Intelligent Solutions for Mycotoxin Management Along the Food/Feed Chain

edited by

Antonio F. Logrieco

and

Peiwu Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2451 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection of mycotoxins; risk assessment; toxigenic fungi; food/feed safety; mycotoxin remediation; sustainable management; plant-fungi interactions; human/animal health; emerging mycotoxins; prevention and control of fungi and mycotoxins

Botulinum Toxin for the Pain Management in Musculoskeletal and Temporomandibular Disorders

edited by

Martina Ferrillo

and

Alessandro de Sire

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1139 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; pain management; musculoskeletal pain; headaches; muscle overactivity; analgesic; injection; neuropathic pain; temporomandibular disorders; bruxism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Toxic and Protective Compounds from Poisonous and Medicinal Plants: Toxicological, Mechanistic, Analytical, and Therapeutic Aspects

edited by

Dominique-Marie Votion

and

Olivia Jansen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 967 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytotoxins; poisonous plants; bioactive natural compounds; medicinal plants; phytotherapy; phytochem-ical analysis; pharmacognosy; pathophysiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)

Treatment and Management of Uremic Toxins in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

edited by