Good animal health is of great importance for the efficient production of animal-derived foods at a low cost. The demand for solutions for animal health maintenance and disease prevention is a major global challenge in animal production, food safety, and public health. The animal body has a complete self-defense system, including oxidation and anti-oxidation balance, immune activation and suppression balance, pro- and anti-inflammatory balance, which can help the host against various factors that endanger normal life activities. Nowadays, the strategy of nutrition-based health has become an increasingly important solution for animal health maintenance and disease prevention. Nutrients (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins, et al.) and nutricines (carotenoids, enzymes, fatty acids, flavors, oligosaccharides, organic acids, phospholipids, polyphenols, et al.) are two major categories of components in feeds. Nutricines and some derivatives of nutrients (vitamin derivatives, amino acid derivatives, et al.) have been intensively studied in animal and cell culture models, and their roles in animal health maintenance and disease prevention are intimately known.
The aim of this Research Topic is to attract original research articles and review articles dealing with the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms of nutricines and derivatives of nutrients in the animal self-defense system. The latest information about novel techniques and theories to identify the bioactive activity of nutricines and derivatives of nutrients are also welcome.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Bioactive potential of nutricines and their interactions with nutrients in animal health maintenance and disease prevention
- Bioactive potential of derivatives of nutrients in animal health maintenance and disease prevention
- Novel techniques and theories to identify the bioactive activity of nutricines and derivatives of nutrients
- Nutricines/derivatives of nutrients in the regulation of oxidation and anti-oxidation, immune activation and suppression, pro- and anti-inflammatory, and their underlying mechanisms
Good animal health is of great importance for the efficient production of animal-derived foods at a low cost. The demand for solutions for animal health maintenance and disease prevention is a major global challenge in animal production, food safety, and public health. The animal body has a complete self-defense system, including oxidation and anti-oxidation balance, immune activation and suppression balance, pro- and anti-inflammatory balance, which can help the host against various factors that endanger normal life activities. Nowadays, the strategy of nutrition-based health has become an increasingly important solution for animal health maintenance and disease prevention. Nutrients (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins, et al.) and nutricines (carotenoids, enzymes, fatty acids, flavors, oligosaccharides, organic acids, phospholipids, polyphenols, et al.) are two major categories of components in feeds. Nutricines and some derivatives of nutrients (vitamin derivatives, amino acid derivatives, et al.) have been intensively studied in animal and cell culture models, and their roles in animal health maintenance and disease prevention are intimately known.
The aim of this Research Topic is to attract original research articles and review articles dealing with the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms of nutricines and derivatives of nutrients in the animal self-defense system. The latest information about novel techniques and theories to identify the bioactive activity of nutricines and derivatives of nutrients are also welcome.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Bioactive potential of nutricines and their interactions with nutrients in animal health maintenance and disease prevention
- Bioactive potential of derivatives of nutrients in animal health maintenance and disease prevention
- Novel techniques and theories to identify the bioactive activity of nutricines and derivatives of nutrients
- Nutricines/derivatives of nutrients in the regulation of oxidation and anti-oxidation, immune activation and suppression, pro- and anti-inflammatory, and their underlying mechanisms
