Toxins

Animal Venoms: Proteomics, Biochemical Activities and Application

edited by

Tianfang Wang

,

Hu Li

and

Scott F. Cummins

submission deadline 6 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3111 | Submission Open

Keywords: venom; protemics; biochemical activity; pharmaceutics; therapeutics; toxin; protein; peptide; post-translational modification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Toxicity of Uremic Compounds: Recent Research & Development

edited by

Marcela Sorelli

and

Andréa Emilia Marques Stinghen

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1691 | Submission Open

Keywords: uremic toxins; uremia; kidney diseases; dialysis; cardiovascular diseases; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)

Mass-Spectrometry-Based Approaches for Mycotoxin Analysis: From Target Detection to Metabolite Discovery

edited by

Biancamaria Ciasca

and

Veronica Maria Teresa Lattanzio

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 936 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxin occurrence; emerging and modified mycotoxins; multi mycotoxins method; metabolomics; mass spectrometry; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Botulinum Neurotoxin as a Drug Delivery System

edited by

Ryuji Kaji

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT); drug delivery system; Bont/X; cargo; tau protein; botulism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Effects of Mycotoxins on Animals

edited by

Shuzhen Jiang

,

Ning Jiao

and

Yang Li

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8014 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxins; toxins and animal nutrition; toxins and animal physiology; toxins and metabolism; toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Animal Venom: Challenges and Perspectives in Drug Discovery

edited by

Euikyung Kim

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14838 | Submission Open

Keywords: venom; toxin; biological target; mechanism of action; beneficial use; drug candidate; drug discovery; drug development; therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Botulinum Toxin: From Poison to Possible Treatment for Spasticity and Movement Disorder

edited by

Yingchun Zhang

,

Sheng Li

and

Ping Zhou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14255 | Submission Open

Keywords: Botulinum Toxin; neuromuscular junction; EMG; movement disorder; muscle spasticity; dystonia; muscle spasm; dermatology; pelvic floor muscle overactivity; overactive bladder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Recent Updates in Venomics and Applications

edited by

Choo Hock Tan

and

Kae Yi Tan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8975 | Submission Open

Keywords: venomics; venom; antivenom; toxin; envenoming; proteomics; transcriptomics; genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Advances in Rapid Detection and Reduction of Aflatoxins

edited by

Haibo Yao

,

Fuguo Xing

and

Kanniah Rajasekaran

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4706 | Submission Open

Keywords: aflatoxins; pre- or post-harvest contamination; food and feed safety; rapid detection; aflatoxin reduction; spectral sensing; biosensors; aflatoxin contamination; fungal infection; sorting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Interactive Effects of Climate Change and Toxins in Marine Organisms: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

edited by

Ana Luísa Maulvault

and

Pedro Reis Costa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3140 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine toxins; climate change; toxins metabolism; ecotoxicology; seafood safety

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

Advances in Venom Immunology and Allergy

edited by

Aurora Jurado

, Carmen Moreno-Aguilar and Berta Ruiz-León

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2587 | Submission Open

Keywords: Hymenoptera venom allergy; allergy to stings; bee venom allergy; wasp venom allergy; anaphylaxis; tolerance to Hymenoptera venom; Hymenoptera venom allergenic proteins; Hymenoptera venom immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Toxins: What’s Up, Doc?

edited by

Pascale Marchot

,

Evelyne Benoit

and

Sylvie Diochot

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1596 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal toxin; antivenom; bacterial toxin; deep learning; fungal toxin; marine toxin; plant toxin; toxinomics; toxin tracking; venomics

Prospective Studies on Harmful Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins

edited by

Ekaterina Chernova

and

Sophia Barinova

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1545 | Submission Open

Keywords: harmful cyanobacteria; emerging cyanotoxins; cyanotoxin analysis; monitoring; ecosystem approach; bloom mitigation; transformation products

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

Immunotoxins: Current Status and Future Perspectives

edited by Salvatore Giovanni De Simone

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1391 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotoxins; antibody– toxin conjugate; targeted therapy; construction of molecules; delivery; mechanism of action and resistance; clinical application; cancer; pancreatic adenocarcinoma; hepatocellular carcinoma; liver cancer; COVID-19

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Clinical Applications and Diversity of Botulinum Toxins

edited by

Christine Rasetti-Escargueil

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 870 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs); subtypes; BoNT variants; detection; antitoxins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Breakthrough Research on Animal Toxins and Venoms Application

edited by

Gihyun Lee

and

Soo-Hyun Sung

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: application; animal venom; toxin; drug development; natural pesticides; interdisciplinary approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Research on Pathogenesis and the Therapy of Chronic Kidney Disease

edited by

Chih‐Kang Chiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic kidney disease; pathogenesis; therapy; nephrotoxins; inflammation; fibrosis; hypoxia; oxidative stress; endoplasmic reticulum stress; autophagy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Uremic Toxins)

Monitoring and Management of Algal and Cyanobacterial Blooms

edited by

Husein Almuhtaram

and

Arash Zamyadi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: management; monitoring; toxicology; analysis; cyanotoxin; water

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

Mycotoxin Spectrum in Food and Feed

edited by

Elias Alisaac

,

Simon Schiwek

and

Alicia Rodríguez

submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7002 | Submission Open

Keywords: food chain; food processing; mold fungi; mycotoxins; plant products; animal products; human health; animal health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Immunotoxins against Cancers: A Promising Prospect?

edited by

Azzam A. Maghazachi

,

Iman M. Talaat

and

Noha M. Elemam

submission deadline 25 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotoxins; cancer; antibodies; chemotherapy; checkpoints; CAR-T; CAR-NK; pyroptosis; drug delivery

Snakebite and Clinical Toxinology

edited by

Chih-Chuan Lin

,

Yen-Chia Chen

and

Rittirak Othong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14833 | Submission Open

Keywords: snakebite; snake; venom; diagnostic test for snakebites; antivenom; treatment for snakebite; prognosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Mycotoxins and Fungal Toxins: Current Status and Future Perspectives

edited by

Jianhua Wang

and

Josefa Tolosa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13242 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; fungal toxins; mycotoxigenic fungi; mycotoxin detection; mycotoxin toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Cyanobacterial Toxins: Toxins Production and Risk Assessment

edited by

Cristiana Moreira

and

Vitor Vasconcelos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10765 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanobacteria; cyanotoxins; water quality; epidemiology; risk assessment; toxin production

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

Biological Activities and Potential Applications of Phytotoxins

edited by

Marco Masi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10473 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactive secondary metabolites; novel structures; chemical ecology; biopesticides; antibiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)

Cobra Cytotoxins: Structure, Evolution, Biological Activities, Underlying Molecular Mechanism, and Derived Bioactive Analogues

edited by

Peter V. Dubovskii

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8356 | Submission Open

Keywords: three-finger toxins; cobra cytotoxins; biological activity; mechanism of activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Animal Toxins: Biodiscovery, Mechanistic Insights and Translational Potential

edited by

Tim Lüddecke

and

Simon Blank

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7893 | Submission Open

Keywords: venomics; bioprospecting; mode of action; structure– function; molecular targets; biomedicine; agronomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Prospective Studies in Survey and Biosurvey of Cyanotoxins In Situ

edited by

Emilie Lance

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4163 | Submission Open

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

Prospective of Cry-Proteins in Application and Overcoming of Pest Resistance

edited by

Ekaterina Grizanova

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3328 | Submission Open

Keywords: Bacillus thuringiensis; transgenic crops; virulence factors; biotechnology of Cry-Protein; endophytic capabilities; polyfunctionality of action; mechanisms of pest resistance; management of pest resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Harmful Algal Blooms and Microalgae from Ecology to Control Strategies

edited by Rafael Carballeira and

Vitor Gonçalves

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2848 | Submission Open

Keywords: harmful algae blooms (HABs); microalgal toxins; cyanobacteria; red tides; ecosystem services; human health; reservoir management; wetland conservation

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

Toxins: 15th Anniversary

edited by

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,

,

,

and Mark W. Sumarah

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2068 | Submission Open

Bacterial Toxin–Antitoxin Systems: Biological Functions and Mechanisms of Action

edited by Hanna Engelberg-Kulka and

Juan Carlos Alonso

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxin– antitoxin systems; toxic protein; antitoxin; bacterial toxins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Continental Toxic Algae and Their Ecological Impact

edited by

Marina Aboal

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 551 | Submission Open

Keywords: allelopathy; benthos; climate change; freshwater; herbivory; plankton; saltwater; toxicity; transition waters

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

Toxic Cyanobacteria and Toxins in Rare Environments

edited by

Rita Cordeiro

,

Vitor Vasconcelos

and

Alexandre M. Campos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanometabolites; cyanotoxins; extreme; benthic; saxitoxin; cylindrospermopsin; anatoxin-a; microscystin; nodularins; anabaenopeptins

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

Past and Current Topics on Snakebite Research

edited by Darryl R. Wood

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: snakebite; envenomation; venom; antivenom; toxinology; emergency medicine; surgery; injuries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Effect of Mycotoxin on Crop and Methods of Prevention and Degradation

edited by

Ehsan Feizollahi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; cereal quality; mycotoxin degradation; mycotoxin prevention; deoxynivalenol; aflatoxin; fumonisins; zearalenone

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Staphyloccocal Enterotoxins and Staphylococcal Food Poisoning (SFP)

edited by

Yacine Nia

submission deadline 1 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open

Keywords: staphyloccocal enterotoxins; food poisoning outbreaks; surveillance; coagulase positive staphylococci; food safety; analytical methods; staphylococcus aureus; genomes sequencing; ELISA methods; inter-laboratory tests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Toxic Cyano Blooms around the World and Related Molecules

edited by

Germana Esposito

and

Valeria Costantino

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanobacteria; cyanotoxin; cyanobloom; microorganism; toxicity; cyanometabolite

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

Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxins (Volume III)

edited by

Shihua Wang

and

Yang Liu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: Aspergillus flavus; growth and development; aflatoxins; secondary metabolism; post-translational modification; detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Intracellular Transport of Toxins: Insights into Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity and Applications in Cell Biology and Medicine

edited by Monika Slominska-Wojewodzka

submission deadline 20 Dec 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9292 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxins; intracellular trafficking; ERAD; immunotoxins; nanoparticle-conjugated toxins; protein misfolding diseases; therapy

Food Safety Implications of Exposure to Cyanotoxins: Toxicological Evaluation

edited by

Ana Isabel Prieto

submission deadline 20 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5065 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanotoxins; bioaccumulation; biomarkers; dietary exposure; food safety; in vitro assays; in vivo assays; risk assessment; toxic effects; toxicological evaluation

Selected Papers from the Lakeside Conference on Protein Toxins and Effectors 2022

edited by

Joseph Barbieri

and

Karla J. F. Satchell

submission deadline 20 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 935 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein toxins; effectors; structure-based mechanisms of protein toxin or effector action; discovery of new protein toxins or effectors; cellular microbiology approaches to study protein toxin or effector action in host cells; how microbes secrete and inject toxins to engage in interbacterial competition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Venom Components Acting on the Hemostatic System: Structural and Mechanistic Insights

edited by

Russolina Benedeta Zingali

and

Robson Monteiro

submission deadline 23 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open

Keywords: hemostasis; platelet; blood clotting; structure; mechanism of action; venom proteins; venom peptides; toxins; drug development; tools for diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Venoms)

Human Antibody Engineering for Prevention and Treatment of Botulism

edited by

Shauna Farr-Jones

,

Milan T. Tomic

and

James D. Marks

submission deadline 30 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1335 | Submission Open

Keywords: botulinum antitoxin; recombinant antibodies; oligoclonal antibody products; human antibody drug products; antibody engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Analysis of Contaminants of Toxicologic Concern in Food, Feed and Nutraceuticals – In Memory of Prof. Alberto Ritieni

edited by

Luana Izzo

, Alessandra Cimbalo and

Michela Grosso

submission deadline 30 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; food contaminants; method development; mass spectrometry; diet supplements; occurrence; retrospective analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Bacillus thuringiensis: A Broader View of Its Biocidal Activity

edited by

Leopoldo Palma

,

Diego Sauka

and

Jorge E. Ibarra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9212 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)

Occurrence and Determination of Mycotoxins

edited by

Laura Gámiz-Gracia

and María del Mar Delgado Povedano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8189 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; analytical methods; occurrence study; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Current Research on Mycotoxins in Food and Feed: From Detection and Unravelling of Toxicity to Control

edited by

Elisabeth Varga

,

Mohamed F. Abdallah

and

Shupeng Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7219 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; fungi; food safety; feed safety; mitigation; contamination; toxicity; omics; LC– MS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Toxicology Research on Cyanotoxins

edited by

Ángeles Jos

and

Ana M. Cameán

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3035 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyanotoxins; toxicology; analytics; toxic mechanisms; risk assessment

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

The Metabolism and Cytotoxicity of Mycotoxins: A Threat or a Treat?

edited by

Weaam Ebrahim

and

Sherif Ebada

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2454 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycotoxins; metabolism; cell damage; cytotoxicity; toxicology; cancer induction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)

Plant Toxins and Phytotoxins: Toxicology, Pharmacology, Identification, and Application

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1796 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant toxins; phytotoxins; functions; toxicity; phytomedicine; chemical identification; structure elucidation; plant protection bioagents; environmental issues; toxicity in foodstuffs; allergenic reactions; personal care products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Toxins)

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