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Co-Occurrence of Mycotoxins and Their Combined Toxicity

edited by

Marzia Beccaccioli

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2895 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; combined toxicity; analytical methods for simultaneous identification; (bio)control strategies; food safety; global warming; human and animal health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Immunogenicity of Botulinum Toxin

edited by

Sara Samadzadeh

and

Harald Hefter

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 28973 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT); botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A); neutralizing antibodies; immunoresistance; primary and secondary treatment failure; antigenicity; complex protein-free BoNT/A; complex protein containing BoNT/A; therapy switching

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

The Botulinum Toxin and Spasticity: Exploring New Horizons

edited by

Andrea Santamato

and Franco Molteni

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17241 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; spasticity treatment; neurorehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Multi Methods for Detecting Natural Toxins

edited by Svetlana V. Malysheva

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16221 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal toxins; plant toxins; bacterial toxins; marine and freshwater toxins; method development; analysis; multi-toxin methods; validation

Eco-Toxins: Exploring Biological, Ecological and Environmental Impacts

edited by

Marco Masi

and

Antonietta Siciliano

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3579 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxins; chemical compositions; biological functionalities; ecological roles; environmental repercussions; interdisciplinary approach; chemistry; ecotoxicology; ecosystem dynamics; biodiversity

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

Biomonitoring of Mycotoxins the Silent Invaders, Their Subtle Assault on Human and Animal Health

edited by

Cristina Juan García

and

Ana Juan-García

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1799 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; biomonitoring; blood; cells; biotransformation; in vitro; in vivo; mass spectrometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Staphylococcus aureus Toxins Update: Detection, Prevention, and Response to Foodborne Outbreaks

edited by

Alexander Govaris

and

Andreana Pexara

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; enterotoxins; foodborne toxicosis; food-borne disease; S. aureus toxins; TSST-1; outbreaks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Snake Bite and Related Injury

edited by

Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7104 | Submission Open

Keywords: snakebite; front-fanged snakes; Viperidae; Elapidae; Atractaspidae; non-front fanged; NFFC; epidemiology; veterinary toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

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

edited by

Maykel Hernández-Mesa

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2006 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Targeting Uremic Toxins in Chronic Kidney Disease: Novel Therapeutic Approaches

edited by

Christophe O. Soulage

, Fitsum Guebre-Egziabher and

Laetitia Koppe

submission deadline 21 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3389 | Submission Open

Keywords: uremic toxins; dialysis; hemodialysis; gut microbiota; prebiotics; probiotics; adsorbents; protein-bound uremic toxins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)

Transcriptomic and Proteomic Study on Animal Venom: Looking Forward

edited by Paulo Lee Ho

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14208 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcriptome; proteome; venom composition; toxin(s)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Biological and Pharmacological Properties of Botulinum Neurotoxins

edited by Zoltan Mari

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxins; biochemical and physical properties; clinical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Antibodies for Innovative Studies of Bacterial Toxins

edited by Roxane Maria Fontes Piazza and María M. Amaral

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 735 | 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)

Current Status and Emerging Trends in the Biodiscovery of Canonical Toxins and Bioactive Peptides from Cnidarians

edited by

Dany Domínguez Pérez

Guillermin Agüero-Chapin

and Olga Castañeda

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: cnidarian toxins; bioactive peptides; toxin-like peptides; biodiscovery; OMICs; bioinformatics; evolutionary biology; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics

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

Pore-Forming Toxins: From Structure to Function

edited by

Peter A. Keyel

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2317 | Submission Open

Keywords: pore-forming toxin; cell signaling; hemolysin; host-pathogen interaction; cell death; cholesterol-dependent cytolysin; plasma membrane; toxin evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Important Value of Botulinum Toxin in Pain Management

edited by

Christian Wong

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; botulinum neurotoxin; neuropathic pain; neuralgia; pain medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

The Evolving Role of Botulinum Toxin in Clinical Therapeutics

edited by

Barbara Karp

and Zoltan Mari

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; therapeutics; dystonia; spasticity; aesthetics; pain; migraine; headache; achalasia; sphincter dysfunction; strabismus; hyperhidrosis; hemifacial spasm; tics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

The Role of Uremic Toxins in Comorbidities of Chronic Kidney Disease

edited by Suguru Yamamoto

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3478 | Submission Open

Keywords: uremic toxins; chronic kidney disease; hemodialysis; blood purification; frailty; mortality; cardiovascular; fracture; infection; pruritus; cognitive disorder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)

Advances in Contamination, Detection and Risk Assessment of Mycotoxins

edited by José Diana Di Mavungu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9164 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; detection methods; occurrence; contamination; exposure assessment; risk assessment; recent developments and applications; new challenges and trends

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Botulinum Toxins: New Uses in the Treatment of Diseases (2nd Edition)

edited by

Siro Luvisetto

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12482 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum toxin; animal models; human diseases; clinical study; case reports; off-label use; new indications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Animal Venoms: Unraveling the Molecular Complexity (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ren Lai

and

Qiumin Lu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7719 | Submission Open

Keywords: venomous animal; venom; toxin; protein; peptide; receptor; ion channel; transcriptomics; proteomics; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Plant Toxin Emergency

edited by

Andrea Bolognesi

and

Massimo Bortolotti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4181 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant toxins; secondary metabolites; alkaloids; ribosome-inactivating proteins; toxic lectins; biological activity; toxicity mechanisms; clinical features of intoxication; bioterrorism; toxin detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)

Advances in the Treatment of Movement Disorders with Botulinum Toxins

edited by Alexandre Kreisler and

Wolfgang Jost

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3882 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare forms of dystonia; common but poorly explored forms of dystonia; tremor; myoclonus; optimization of results; duration of efficacy; guidance; injection techniques; recombinant botulinum toxin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Toxic Cyanobacterial Bloom Detection and Removal: What's New?

edited by

Arash Zamyadi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2632 | Submission Open

Keywords: harmful cyanobacterial blooms; cyanotoxins; detection; removal; management

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

Unlocking the Deep Secrets of Toxins

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2163 | Submission Open

Keywords: algal toxin; animal toxin; anti-toxin; anti-venom; bacterial toxin; contaminant; drug design; envenomation; environment; evolution; food chain; fungal toxin; genomics; health; ion channel; marine toxin; mechanism of action; plant toxin; production; proteomics; receptor; therapeutics; toxin engineering; toxinomics; toxin producer; structure-function relationship; screening; tool; trophic network; venom; venomics

Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Richard J. Lewis: From Ciguatera to Conotoxin Research

edited by

Sebastien Dutertre

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open

Keywords: ciguatera; conotoxin; fish venom; Richard J. Lewis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Mycotoxin Contamination in Animal Nutrition and Its Mitigation Strategies

edited by Enkai Li and Hang Lu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin; gut health; mitigation; environment; growth performance; immunology; toxicology; microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

New Reports of Toxigenic Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in Understudied Regions

edited by

Rita Cordeiro

Vitor Vasconcelos

and

Alexandre M. Campos

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7818 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanometabolites; cyanotoxins; thermal; benthic; islands; deserts

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

Venom Genes and Genomes of Poisonous Animals: Evolution and Variation

edited by

Nancy Oguiura

and

Maria José J. Silva

submission deadline 28 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3083 | Submission Open

Keywords: venom polymorphism; toxin evolution; gene expression; gene structure; genome evolution; gene family; transcriptome; genome structure and organization; next-generation sequencing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Occurrence, Toxicity, Metabolism, Analysis and Control of Mycotoxins

edited by

Ling Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11338 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin; filamentous fungi; secondary metabolism; toxic mechanism; metabolic regulation; pathogenicity/virulence; analytical methods; detection and quantification; degradation or detoxification; control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Foodborne Toxins: Immunodetection and Analysis of Pathogenic Bacterial Toxins

edited by

Xiaohua He

and

Christina Tam

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1920 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial toxins; food safety; immunoassays; detection; ELISA; biosensors; antibodies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Structure, Function and Evolution of Conotoxins

edited by

Lars Ellgaard

and Thomas Lund Koch

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1787 | Submission Open

Keywords: conotoxins; conoidean toxins; disulfide bonds; functional assays; molecular evolution; phylogenetics; structure– activity relationship; structure determination; structure prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins: From Plant Toxins to Drug Applications

edited by

Maria Angeles Rojo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant toxins; ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs); targeted therapy; ricin; lectins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)

Managing and Preventing Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs): Do We Know Enough? (2nd Edition)

edited by

James S. Metcalf

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: catchment; exposure; analysis; remediation; health surveillance

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

Foodborne Toxigenic Organisms: A Tribute to Professor Hannu Korkeala

edited by Yagmur Derman and

Fabrizio Anniballi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne toxigenic organisms; foodborne pathogens; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Molecular Response of Hosts to Fungal Toxins

edited by

Shaukat Ali

and Jianhui Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; host response; molecular biology; immune response; metabolic adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Botulinum Toxin Application in the Medical Aesthetics Industry

edited by

Nark-Kyoung Rho

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4371 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin; medical aesthetics; product comparison; product development; clinical consensus; practice guideline; position statement; off-facial aesthetic indications; combined treatments with other modalities; novel delivery methods; new anatomical perspectives; immunogenicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Toxicity, Mitigation and Chemical Analysis of Aflatoxins and Other Toxic Metabolites Produced by Aspergillus

edited by Matthew Lebar and

Kanniah Rajasekaran

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2760 | Submission Open

Keywords: aflatoxin; Aspergillus; secondary metabolites; non-regulated toxins; mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Advances in Cyanotoxins: Latest Developments in Risk Assessment

edited by

Ana M. Cameán

and

Ángeles Jos

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7051 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanotoxins; toxicokinetics; toxicity; exposure; risksWe look forward to receiving your contributions.

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

Marine Biotoxins: Bioactivities, Identification, and Potential Bioprocesses

edited by

Juan Jose Gallardo Rodriguez

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2481 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine toxins; dinoflagellates; harmful algae; bioprocesses; bioaccumulation; allelopathy

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

Strategies for Mitigating Mycotoxin Contamination in Food and Feed

edited by

Marija Kovač Tomas

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; mycotoxigenic fungi; toxicology; detection and occurrence; reduction and detoxification; innovative mitigation strategies; prevention; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Mycotoxins in Farm Animals: Health Disorders and Preventive Strategies

edited by

Vasileios Papatsiros

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13782 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; biomarkers; health disorders; prevention; detoxifying agents; farm animals; climate

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Clinical Evidence for Therapeutic Effects and Safety of Animal Venoms

edited by

Gihyun Lee

and

Soo-Hyun Sung

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7917 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal venom; snail venom; spider venom; scorpion venom; snake venom; bee venom; clinical study; systematic review; clinical practice guidelines (CPG); therapeutic effects and its mechanism; safety and adverse events

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Animals Venom in Drug Discovery: A Valuable Therapeutic Tool

edited by Mohamad Rima and

Ziad Fajloun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6975 | Submission Open

Keywords: venoms; toxins; calcium channels; proteomics; transcriptomics; bioactive molecules; bioinformatics; venomous animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Bacillus thuringiensis: A Broader View of Its Biocidal Activity: 2nd Edition

edited by

Leopoldo Palma

Diego Herman Sauka

and

Primitivo Caballero

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2929 | Submission Open

Keywords: Bacillus thuringiensis; pesticidal proteins; crystal proteins; vegetative insecticidal proteins; invertebrate pests; biological control; crop protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Advances in Ricin and Shiga Toxin Inhibitors

edited by