Molecular Mechanisms and Pathophysiology of Brain Injury and Neurodegeneration
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 4657
Special Issue Editors
Interests: neuropsychiatry; oxidative stress
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: neuroscience; neurophysiology; neurology; neurodegeneration; gastroenterology; animal physiology; animal behaviour; biochemistry; enzymology; molecular biology; molecular genetics; oxidative stress
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to our Special Issue in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS), entitled “Molecular Mechanisms and Pathophysiology of Brain Injury and Neurodegeneration”. This Issue will cover a selection of recent research topics and current review articles, reporting the latest updates on the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of the neurological diseases in which neuronal loss and neurodegeneration are mainly seen.
The main pathological molecular mechanisms described in neurodegeneration revolve around the well-known amyloid cascade, neurofibrillary tangles, mitochondrial dysfunction, neuroinflammation, and oxidative stress theories. However, it was recently suggested that most of the neurodegenerative diseases are, in fact, complex impairments not necessarily limited to the central nervous system, but also manifesting multiple components and pathological perspectives. In this way, we encourage researchers to describe their new perspectives regarding the pathological mechanisms and their interactions in the manifestation of the mentioned diseases. Moreover, we would be happy to consider relevant reports regarding the less-studied or less-common neurodegenerative diseases, such as (but not limited to) motor neuron disease, sclerosis diseases, brain atrophy, and atypical dementias.
The objective of this Special Issue is to bring additional evidence of the discrete interplay between neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, and oxidative stress from various perspectives and to improve the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying common, yet untreatable neurodegenerative diseases and also rare neurodegenerative disorders whose pathomechanisms are scarcely described to date.Dr. Alin Ciobica
Dr. Ioana-Miruna Balmus
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aging
- Alzheimer’s disease
- dementia
- motor neuron disease
- neurodegeneration
- neuroinflammation
- oxidative stress
- Parkinson’s disease
- rare neurodegenerative diseases
- traumatic brain injury