Calcium Signaling and Cell Communication in the Eye
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 297
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cataract; translational research; ocular diseases; electrophysiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cell communication in the eye is a complex process that involves various signaling pathways and interactions between different types of cells. Calcium imaging provides a non-invasive and real-time approach to studying cell communication and gives insights into the dynamic changes in intracellular calcium levels. The analysis of intracellular and intercellular calcium signaling can help in understanding diseases of the eye and discovering potential new therapeutic methods to treat or prevent them. It is important to understand how changes in calcium signaling contribute to diseases of the eye and to identify compounds that modulate calcium signaling through drug screening. Of interest is how modifications of calcium homeostasis are associated with different diseases of the eye and how the progression of these diseases affects calcium signaling. The topics of interest include functional studies on animal models, human tissue, and cell cultures, as well as cell signaling, intercellular communication, calcium homeostasis, and gap junction channels; the topics of interest, however, are not limited to just these areas. For this Special Issue, original studies and reviews are welcomed. In addition, translational research that combines basic research with clinical reality is also welcomed.
Dr. Sofija Andjelic
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- calcium signaling
- calcium homeostasis
- cell signaling
- intercellular communication
- eye disease
