Natural Products in the Prevention of Metabolic Diseases: Lessons Learned from the 20th KAST Frontier Scientists Workshop

Authors

Seung J. Baek, Seoul National UniversityFollow
Bruce D. Hammock, University of California, DavisFollow
In-Koo Hwang, Seoul National UniversityFollow
Qing X. Li, University of Hawaii, ManoaFollow
Naima Moustaid-Moussa, Texas Tech UniversityFollow
Yeonhwa Park, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Stephen Safe, Texas A & M University - College StationFollow
Najoo Suh, Rutgers UniversityFollow
Sun-Shin Yi, Soonchunhyang UniversityFollow
Darryl C. Zeldin, National Institutes of HealthFollow
Qixin Zhong, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow
Jennifer Alyce Bradbury, National Institutes of HealthFollow
Matthew L. Edin, National Institutes of HealthFollow
Joan P. Graves, National Institutes of HealthFollow
Hyo-Young Jung, Seoul National UniversityFollow
Young-Hyun Jung, Seoul National UniversityFollow
Mi-Bo Kim, University of Connecticut - StorrsFollow
Woosuk Kim, Seoul National UniversityFollow
Jaehak Lee, Seoul National UniversityFollow
Hong Li, National Institutes of HealthFollow
Jong-Seok Moon, Soonchunhyang UniversityFollow
Ik-Dong Yoo, Soonchunhyang UniversityFollow
Yiren Yue, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Ji-Young Lee, University of Connecticut - StorrsFollow
Ho-Jae Han, Seoul National UniversityFollow

Publication Date

2021

Journal or Book Title

Nutrients

Abstract

The incidence of metabolic and chronic diseases including cancer, obesity, inflammation-related diseases sharply increased in the 21st century. Major underlying causes for these diseases are inflammation and oxidative stress. Accordingly, natural products and their bioactive components are obvious therapeutic agents for these diseases, given their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Research in this area has been significantly expanded to include chemical identification of these compounds using advanced analytical techniques, determining their mechanism of action, food fortification and supplement development, and enhancing their bioavailability and bioactivity using nanotechnology. These timely topics were discussed at the 20th Frontier Scientists Workshop sponsored by the Korean Academy of Science and Technology, held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa on 23 November 2019. Scientists from South Korea and the U.S. shared their recent research under the overarching theme of Bioactive Compounds, Nanoparticles, and Disease Prevention. This review summarizes presentations at the workshop to provide current knowledge of the role of natural products in the prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13061881

Volume

13

Issue

6

License

UMass Amherst Open Access Policy

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Baek, Seung J.; Hammock, Bruce D.; Hwang, In-Koo; Li, Qing X.; Moustaid-Moussa, Naima; Park, Yeonhwa; Safe, Stephen; Suh, Najoo; Yi, Sun-Shin; Zeldin, Darryl C.; Zhong, Qixin; Bradbury, Jennifer Alyce; Edin, Matthew L.; Graves, Joan P.; Jung, Hyo-Young; Jung, Young-Hyun; Kim, Mi-Bo; Kim, Woosuk; Lee, Jaehak; Li, Hong; Moon, Jong-Seok; Yoo, Ik-Dong; Yue, Yiren; Lee, Ji-Young; and Han, Ho-Jae, "Natural Products in the Prevention of Metabolic Diseases: Lessons Learned from the 20th KAST Frontier Scientists Workshop" (2021). Nutrients. 47.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13061881