Biomolecules

The Role of the Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) in Health and Disease: From Basic to Applicative Aspects

edited by

and Maria Beatrice Bilõ

submission deadline 29 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: platelet-activating factor; platelet-activating factor receptor; platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase; cell signaling; histamine release; phospholipids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

Biomarkers and Bioregulators in the Onset and Resolution of the Inflammatory Process

edited by

Vincenzo Brancaleone

and

Francesco Maione

submission deadline 29 May 2023 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: cytokines; immune cells; inflammation; resolution; apoptosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Molecular Aspect of Cardiovascular Risk Factors

edited by

Shang-Zhong Xu

and

Thozhukat Sathyapalan

submission deadline 30 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3068 | Submission Open

Keywords: food drying; energy saving; food quality; traditional foodsdiabetic complications; obesity; hypertension; hyperlipidaemia; thrombosis; inflammation; diet; smoking; physical inactivity; hereditary factors; ageing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Factors)

Adipose Tissue in Intercellular and Interorgan Crosstalk

edited by Daorong Feng

submission deadline 30 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1962 | Submission Open

Keywords: adipose tissue; intercellular crosstalk; interorgan cross talk; adipokines; batokines; exosome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

Impact of Infection on the Brain in Development and Adulthood

edited by

Hervé Boutin

and

Xuexian Yang

submission deadline 30 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 933 | Submission Open

Keywords: infection; viral; bacterial; neuroinflammation; neurodevelopment; neurodegeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Factors)

Targeting Neuroinflammation and Insulin Resistance for a Healthy Brain: Prevention and Treatment of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

edited by

Ana María Sánchez-Pérez

and

Sandra Sánchez-Sarasúa

submission deadline 30 May 2023 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: insulin receptor substrates; microglia; degenerative diseases; psychiatric disorders; nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Pharmacology of Cardiovascular Disease

edited by

Vera Marisa Costa

and

Félix Carvalho

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16066 | Submission Open

Keywords: Intercellular communication; Metabolomics; Biomarkers of damage; Biomarkers of susceptibility; Intracellular pathways; Treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Recent Advances in Skeletal Development and Diseases

edited by

Tao Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 10600 | Submission Open

Keywords: signaling pathways; epigenetic regulation; stem cells and progenitors; environmental factors/stresses; cell-cell interaction/microenvironment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Biogenic Amines, Their Receptors and Transporters in Health and Disease: Commemorative Issue in Honor of Professor Marc G. Caron (1946–2022)

edited by

Raul Gainetdinov

,

Bruno Giros

, Jean Martin Beaulieu and Stephen S.G. Ferguson

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9792 | Submission Open

Keywords: dopamine; serotonin; norepinephrine; epinephrine; histamine; trace amines; beta-phenylethylamine; GPCR; TAAR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Factors)

Versatility of a Cellular Signaling Scaffold: The Inositol Ring Rules! – Honorary Special Issue Commemorating the Work of Prof. Lucio I. M. Cocco

edited by

Stephen Shears

and

Pavel Hozák

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8902 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomacromolecules: Carbohydrates)

Molecular Effects of Environmental Pollutants on Health of Human, Animals and Plants

edited by

Marina Piscopo

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8730 | Submission Open

Keywords: health damage; reproductive health; environmental pollution; epigenetics; Human; animals and plant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

Proton and Proton-Coupled Transport

edited by

Peter Pohl

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8532 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton; transporter; channel; hydration; confinement; Grotthuss; solvation; Eigen cation; Zundel cation; hydronium

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biophysics)

Melatonin in Health and Disease

edited by

Christophe Ribelayga

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7791 | Submission Open

Keywords: melatonin; melatonin receptors; pineal gland; chronobiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Bioactive Lipids: Sources, Synthesis, and Biological Roles

edited by

Anders Nilsson

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7365 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipids; lipases immobilisation; PUFA; MCFA; SCFA; tissue accretion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomacromolecules: Lipids)

Versatility of Glutathione Transferase Proteins

edited by

Bengt Mannervik

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7316 | Submission Open

Keywords: glutathione; glutathione transferase; GST; detoxication; cellular signaling; enzyme evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Enzymology)

Novel Insights into the Physiological and Pathological Role of Leptin and Leptin Receptor

edited by

Salvatore Panza

and

Luca Gelsomino

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7259 | Submission Open

Keywords: leptin; leptin receptor; metabolic disorders; obesity; cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

Biomarkers for Vascular Disease

edited by Ori D. Rotstein,

Mohammad Qadura

and Muzammil Syed

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5208 | Submission Open

Keywords: peripheral arterial disease; abdominal aortic aneurysm; carotid artery stenosis; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biomarkers)

Metabolic Pathways and COVID-19: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications

edited by

Simona Iftimie

and

Jordi Camps

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4959 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; COVID-19; metabolism; mitochondria; therapeutic targets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Advances in Mitochondrial Transport Research

edited by

Ferdinando Palmieri

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4944 | Submission Open

Keywords: diseases related to mitochondrial transport proteins (MTPs); metabolic roles of MTPs; pharmacology of MTPs; mitochondrial ABC transporters; mitochondrial carriers; mitochondrial channels; mitochondrial pyruvate transport in pathophysiology; mitochondrial transport proteins (MTPs); mitochondrial transporters; MTP import; MTPs in pathophysiology; MTP structure and function; regulation of MTP transcription

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

Biosynthesis, Structure and Self-Assembly of Insulin

edited by

Anoop Arunagiri

,

Alessandra Galli

and

Emily Walker

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4739 | Submission Open

Keywords: proinsulin folding and processing; insulin biosynthesis; beta-cell function; metabolism; glucose homeostasis; insulin secretion; insulin structure and aggregation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Deubiquitinating Enzymes in Health and Disease

edited by

Qingping Dou

and

Xin Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4735 | Submission Open

Keywords: deubiquitinase; ubiquitin; proteasome; protein degradation; protein stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Enzymology)

Inflammasomes in Health and Disease

edited by

Hai Bac Tran

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3637 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammasome; chronic inflammatory diseases; innate immunity; IL-1 cytokines; inflammatory caspases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

New Advances in Natural Products in Drug Discovery

edited by

Diaa Youssef

and

Lamiaa Shaala

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3317 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactivity; in vitro screening; in vivo studies; computational approaches; network pharmacology; antitumors; cytotoxic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural and Bio-inspired Molecules)

Marine-Derived Molecules with Different Bioactivities

edited by

Diaa Youssef

and

Lamiaa Shaala

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3211 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine natural products; bioactivity; in vitro screening; in vivo studies; computational approaches; network pharmacology; cytotoxicity; anticancer effect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural and Bio-inspired Molecules)

New Biomarkers of Cardiometabolic and Inflammatory Disorders: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Robin Pieter Frank Dullaart

edited by

Margery A. Connelly

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2431 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; metabolites; lipoprotein metabolism; cardiovascular disease; chronic inflammatory diseases; endocrine disorders; metabolic syndrome; type 2 diabetes; obesity; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Linking Genetics and Epigenetics to Disease-Related Pathways

edited by

Maria Giuseppina Miano

and

Floriana Della Ragione

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1815 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetics and epigenetics; convergent disease pathways; biomarkers; molecular therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Advances in Myc Family Physiology, Pathology and Pharmacology

edited by

Tracy A. Brooks

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1676 | Submission Open

Keywords: MYC (c-MYC; N-MYC; L-MYC); transcription; protein– protein interaction; MAX; cancer; inflammation; atherosclerosis; PROTAC; DNAi; decoy DNA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Cardiovascular Diseases and Biomarkers

edited by

Attila Tóth

and

Miklós Fagyas

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1438 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular biomarker; personalized medicine; cardiovascular disease; COVID-19

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biomarkers)

Biomarkers of Ocular Allergy and Dry Eye Disease

edited by

Anat Galor

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular allergy; dry eye disease; Sjö gren's syndrome; biomarker; prognostic biomarkers; diagnostic biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biomarkers)

Repurposing Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Ischemic Brain Injury (Stroke)

edited by

Barry Hoffer

and

Michael Hoffer

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1087 | Submission Open

Keywords: traumatic brain injury; Parkinson’ s disease; stroke; mild cognitive impairment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Genetics of Congenital Anomalies

edited by

Heiko Reutter

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1085 | Submission Open

Keywords: congenital anomalies; molecular genetics; exome sequencing; developmental biology; functional characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics)

Neuroanatomy as an Implement for the Study of CNS Function and Dysfunction

edited by

Anastasia Tsingotjidou

and

Chryssa Bekiari

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1027 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurogenesis; neural pathways; neurodegenerative diseases; molecular markers; functional neuroanatomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Recent Advances in Anti-tumor Metal Complexes and Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Jasmina Dimitrić Marković,

Goran Kaluđerović

and

Dušan Dimić

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 955 | Submission Open

Keywords: transition metal complexes; synthesis; structural characterization; biological activity; in silico methods; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Defects in the Transport Mechanism of Membrane Proteins and Related Diseases

edited by

Daniela Valeria Miniero

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 942 | Submission Open

Keywords: function; structure and folding of membrane transport proteins; pathological mutations; mechanism of transport; neurological and metabolic disease; transport of nanoparticles; organelle membranes; cellular function and signaling; bioenergetics; neuroinflammation; nanoformulations for drug targets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

Advances in Single Cell Technologies

edited by

Tuhin Subhra Santra

and

Fan-Gang Tseng

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidic single-cell manipulation; isolation; separation; lysis; single-cell therapeutics and diagnostics; single-cell omics; single-cell in system biology; single-cell imaging and applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics and Systems Biology)

Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Damage

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion channels; calcium homeostasis; endoplasmic reticulum stress; mitochondrial dynamics; hypoxia; cell cycle dysregulation; neuroinflammation; molecular chaperones; natural products; nanomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Role of Epigenetics in Cardiac Fibrosis

edited by

Xingbo Xu

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic heart disease; cardiac fibrosis; heart failure; fibroblast; cardiomyocyte; DNA methylation; histone modification; non-coding RNA; gene therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics)

Molecular Basis of Regeneration

edited by

Thomas P. Lozito

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: regeneration; regenerative capabilities; blastema; wound healing; fibrosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms in Vestibular Disorders

edited by

Christian Chabbert

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: vestibular disorders; cellular and molecular mechanisms; pharmacology; imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Genetic Variation in Plants: Reflections on the Metabolite Footprint

edited by

Branislav Šiler

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; environmental stress; plant metabolites; bioactive compounds; population genetics; biodiversity conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Vitamin D and Its Analog II

edited by

Toshiyuki Sakaki

and

Naoko Tsugawa

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: vitamin D; vitamin D receptor; vitamin D analog; genomic action; non-genomic action; bone formation; immune response; cancer; rickets; osteoporosis; psoriasis; drug discovery; disease prevention; nutrition improvement metabolism of vitamin D or its analogs cytochrome P450

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

Heart Failure: Molecular Mechanisms and Novel Therapeutic Approaches (Volume II)

edited by

Blanche Schroen

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-coding RNA; cardiac (diastolic) dysfunction; microvascular dysfunction; inflammation; fibrosis; cardiomyocyte metabolism; cardiomyocyte stiffness; atrial fibrillation; sex differences; metabolic disease; platelet function in cardiac pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

Regulation and Mechanisms of Plant Biomass Degrading Enzymes from Fungi

edited by

Monika Schmoll

,

Daniel Kracher

and

Paul Daly

submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7074 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; gene regulation; plant biomass; CAZyme production; molecular tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Enzymology)

Recent Advances in RNA Synthetic Biology

edited by

Alexandra Peregrina

,

Chenguang Fan

and Simon Schäper

submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 964 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA molecules; synthetic biology; metabolic engineering; control of gene expression; cell control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering)

Glucose Metabolism, Vascular Function and Novel Biomarkers in Type 2 Diabetes

edited by

Norbert Tripolt

,

Harald Sourij

and

Faisal Aziz

submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 832 | Submission Open

Keywords: type 2 diabetes; biomarker; vascular function; glucose metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomacromolecules: Carbohydrates)

Recent Insights into Toll-Like Receptors and Their Role in Psychiatric Disorders

edited by

Declan McKernan

submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: Toll-like receptors; inflammation; neuroinflammation; psychiatric disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Pathophysiology in the Failing Heart

edited by

Małgorzata Knapp

and

Jerzy Beltowski

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4231 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart failure; pathophysiology; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Pathogenesis and Drug Development for Non-communicable Inflammatory Skin Diseases

edited by

Ralf J. Ludwig

,

Takashi Hashimoto

and

Robert Gniadecki

submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9013 | Submission Open

Keywords: skin; inflammation; autoimmunity; drug discovery; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Eating Disorders and Obesity

edited by

Maria Vittoria Micioni Di Bonaventura

and

Mariangela Pucci

submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8711 | Submission Open

Keywords: obesity; eating disorders; stress; diet; environmental factors; reward system; epigenetic; biomarkers; new targets for treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biochemistry)

3D Printing Biological and Medical Application

edited by

Davide Cavagnetto

and

Federico Mussano

submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6863 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D Bioprinting; growth factors; osteochondral tissue substitutes; stem cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological and Bio- Materials)

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