Roles of Plant Secondary Metabolites in Preventing and Treating Chemotherapy-Induced Side Effects
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 62
Special Issue Editor
Interests: chemotherapy-induced side effects; neuropathic pain; anorexia; bee venom; herbal medicine
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Owing to the increasing number of patients suffering from cancer, side effects caused by chemotherapy treatments have become major complications in cancer therapies. Chemotherapy-induced side effects (CISEs) are major problems as they can lead to the lowering of the dose and even to the discontinuation of the treatment. However, no optimal drug exists that could effectively decrease these side effects, as currently prescribed medicines may also have their side effects. Thus, it is important to find an effective drug that could attenuate CISEs without interrupting the action of the chemotherapeutic drug.
The goal of this Special Issue is first to help understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of various CISEs, and second to find novel drugs derived from plants that could be effective in attenuating CISEs. Although chemotherapeutic agents are known to mostly affect the peripheral parts, it is also known that they could affect different parts of the central nervous system. Thus, studies focused on the changes in peripheral and central neuron systems and research that could clarify the action of various drugs including plant extracts and their secondary metabolites will also fit within the scope of our topic. This Special Issue aims to cover promising, recent, and novel research that could help in understanding the underlying mechanisms of CISEs and help develop novel drugs.
We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to, the following:
- The pathophysiological mechanisms of CISEs;
- The prevention and treatment of CISEs;
- The roles of plant extracts and secondary metabolites in preventing and treating CISEs.
Prof. Dr. Woojin Kim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chemotherapy-induced side effects
- pain
- nausea and vomiting
- neutropenia
