Special Issue "Drug Targets Based on Fatty Acid Metabolism"
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 394
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lipid metabolism; RNA-Seq; metabolic diseases; macromolecular drug; cell differentiation
Interests: lipid metabolism; lipidomics; NAFLD; metabolic abnormalities in cancer
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metabolic diseases are the most common causes of death and disability worldwide, including diabetes mellitus, fatty liver, and kidney diseases as well as malignant tumors. The prevalence of major metabolic diseases in the elderly is high, with three-quarters of elderly people suffering from at least one metabolic disease. This increasing incidence of chronic diseases is closely linked to global changes in diet and lifestyle.
Fatty acids are important energy sources for most body tissues and are classified according to their aliphatic tail length. In addition to their function as an energy source, fatty acids show critical functions such as receptor signaling, gene expression, and the regulation of systemic fuel energy homeostasis under various physiological conditions. Research on the key enzymes, genes, and metabolites involved in fatty acid synthesis, elongation, modification, oxidation, and fatty acid receptor signal transduction may lead to new thinking about the treatment of these chronic diseases.
In this Special Issue, we welcome original research, review articles, systematic reviews, mini reviews, and perspectives that take an in-depth look at advances in novel drug discovery and the new therapeutic targets involved in the fatty acid metabolism in regard to combating metabolic disease. Articles that uses bioinformatics and high throughput sequencing are highly welcomed.
Dr. Shenglong Zhu
Dr. Lengyun Wei
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- drug targets
- fatty acid
- metabolic syndrome
- cancer
- NAFLD
- diabetes
- metabonomics
