New Molecular Insights into the Pathogenesis and Drug Development of Neurodegenerative Diseases
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurobiology and Clinical Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 568
Special Issue Editors
Interests: neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer's disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ataxia–telangiectasia; pathogenesis; molecular mechanisms; drug screening; pharmacological evaluations; drug repurposing; preclinical study
Interests: neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer's disease; glial biology; microglial function; neuroinflammation; neuroimmune interactions; G protein-coupled receptor; molecular signaling pathway; therapeutic strategies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases is rapidly increasing with the aging trend of global populations, severely threatening human health and creating a societal burden; existing drugs in the market temporarily relieve symptoms but cannot prevent disease progression. Therefore, the development of more effective drugs for neurodegenerative diseases using efficient strategies has become a pressing need. One of the challenges for drug development is the incomplete understanding of the underlying mechanisms of disease pathogenesis.
This Special Issue aims to collect high-quality papers featuring emerging research areas in neurodegenerative diseases, with a particular emphasis on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of disease pathogenesis. It also highlights novel drug discovery targeting neurodegeneration, drug repurposing, mode of action studies on drug leads, and pharmacological evaluations of different models, such as brain organoids and animals. Overall, we hope that this Special Issue will provide a theoretical and technical basis for further preclinical and clinical studies, as well as promote the translational application of valuable candidates as potential therapeutic agents in treating neurodegenerative diseases.
Dr. Aifang Cheng
Dr. Beika Zhu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- neurodegenerative diseases
- pathogenesis
- molecular mechanisms
- high-throughput drug screening
- drug repurposing
- cellular and animal models
- brain organoids
- mode of action
- pharmacological evaluations
- preclinical study
