Forthcoming Special Issues

22 August 2022

Exogenous harmful substances in Traditional Chinese medicine and strategies to limit their health implications

The consumption and application of herbal supplements (HS) and traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) are growing rapidly. One of the main risks with the use of TCM&HS is the presence of exogenous harmful substances in TCMs, involving heavy metals, pesticide residues, mycotoxins, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, etc. The consumption of TCM&HS polluted by exogenous harmful substances through the food chain creates hazards for the human organisms. Especially, recent accumulating epidemiological evidence suggests that exogenous harmful substances are key to the progression of various metabolic diseases, autoimmune diseases, even cancer. In order to ensure the safety and health benefits of TCM&HS, this special issue forum aims to explore the distribution, bioavailability, metabolism process related to diseases, and health risk assessment. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

Advanced technologies to speed up pharmacokinetic investigations of exogenous harmful substances in TCM&HM.
Pathways and mechanistic understanding of fate and transport of exogenous harmful substances in TCM&HM.
The association between exogenous harmful substances and the prevalence of metabolic diseases, autoimmune diseases and cancer.
Bioavailability of exogenous harmful substances in TCM&HM to humans and other organisms.
Exposure, risk perception, risk assessment, and regulatory aspects of exogenous harmful substances in TCM&HM.
Fresh approach towards removal of exogenous harmful substances in TCM&HM and their safe use.

Manuscript submission information:

The journal’s submission platform (Editorial Manager®) is now available for receiving submissions to this Special Issue. Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript and select the correct article type when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Homepage here:

Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine - Journal - Elsevier

Keywords:

heavy metals, pesticide residues, mycotoxins, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, TCM, herbal supplements

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17 June 2022

The cancer prevention effects and mechanism of traditional Chinese medicines

Approximately 55% of cancers could be successfully prevented, which makes cancer prevention as an alternative but important therapeutic strategy for cancer patients. Cancer prevention could not only effectively protect cancer patients from the transition of benign lesion developed to malignancy, but also play as a brake for tumor metastasis, which significantly inhibit secondary recurrence. During last decays, some of Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) were already used as preventive agents to treat precancerous lesions. Multiple components embedded in TCMs were also found to exert strong or promising cancer preventive efficacy by various mechanisms, such as flavonoids in regulating gut microbiota and polyphenols in anti-inflammation. According to the promising effects of TCMs in cancer prevention, this special issue would like to collected insightful reviews, as well as original research articles, from the contributors who works on TCMs and also focus on exploring their effects on cancer prevention. Meanwhile, enlightened by the research strategy of precision medicine, unique or specific targets and the precise mechanisms underlying the cancer preventive effects of TCMs are welcomed.

Manuscript submission information:

The journal’s submission platform (Editorial Manager®) is now available for receiving submissions to this Special Issue. Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript and select the article type of “Short Title” when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Homepage here:

Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine - Journal - Elsevier

Keywords:

Cancer, Tumor, Prevention, Pre-treatment, TCMs, Herbal medicines

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Special content articles attract 20% more citations in the first 24 months than articles published in regular issues.
All articles in this special issue will be reviewed by no fewer than two independent experts to ensure the quality, originality and novelty of the work published.

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17 June 2022

The biopharmacology and pharmacokinetics of TCMs

Pharmacokinetics is an indispensable method for the study of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs), and plays a very important role in elucidating the pharmacodynamic material basis of TCMs, the mechanism of action of TCMs, and the compatibility of formula prescriptions. However, due to the complexity of TCM components, the multiple effects and compound compatibility of TCMs, the syndrome differentiation and treatment of TCMs in clinical application, the pharmacokinetic of TCMs is different from that of chemical drugs and has its particularity and complexity. In recent years, the emergence of new theories and new ideas has promoted the development of pharmacokinetics of TCMs, but the research mainly focuses on the inherent active components of TCMs, and the pharmacokinetics of secondary metabolites of TCMs still needs further investigate.

Manuscript submission information:

The journal’s submission platform (Editorial Manager®) is now available for receiving submissions to this Special Issue. Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript and select the article type of “Short Title” when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Homepage here:

Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine - Journal - Elsevier

Keywords:

Biopharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, TCMs

Why publish in this Special Issue?

Special Issue articles are published together on ScienceDirect, making it incredibly easy for other researchers to discover your work.
Special content articles are downloaded on ScienceDirect twice as often within the first 24 months than articles published in regular issues.
Special content articles attract 20% more citations in the first 24 months than articles published in regular issues.
All articles in this special issue will be reviewed by no fewer than two independent experts to ensure the quality, originality and novelty of the work published.

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