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From Molecular Insights to Novel Therapies: Neurological Diseases

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: 20 September 2024 | Viewed by 2298

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Interests: brain cancer; glycolysis; abnormal tumor metabolism; tumor biomarkers; apoptosis; chemotherapy; multitarget anticancer agents
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Dear Colleagues,

Neurological diseases are a diverse group of central and peripheral nervous system pathologies, which together are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. To date, the range of treatment options for neuropathologies is extremely limited, with rates reflecting the number of FDA-approved drugs remaining low compared to other pharmaceutical industries. The complexity of creating effective therapeutic strategies is due to the polyetiological nature of neurological diseases, which is manifested in the heterogeneity of pathogenetic mechanisms. The combination of these factors leads to an urgent need to identify new biomarkers and create innovative methods of treatment to solve this problem, which places a huge socio-economic burden on the healthcare system and society as a whole.

In this Special Issue, we do not want to limit the authors to only work in the field of neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, etc.). Topics of interest also include mental illness, cerebrovascular, psychiatric, autoimmune-related, and traumatic diseases.

We will be sincerely glad to consider reviews of the latest achievements of highly qualified specialists in the neuroscience field, as well as experimental articles containing up-to-date information on the problems and prospects in the development of effective drugs for the various neurological disorder’s treatment.

Dr. Margarita Neganova
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Keywords

  • neurological diseases
  • neurodegenerative diseases
  • epilepsy
  • mental illness
  • transgenic animal models
  • molecular pathways
  • metabolism disabilities
  • mitochondrial dysfunction
  • oxidative stress
  • disturbances in epigenetic regulation

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Deciphering the Mysterious Relationship between the Cross-Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative and Oncological Diseases
by Yulia Aleksandrova and Margarita Neganova
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(19), 14766; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914766 - 29 Sep 2023
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The relationship between oncological pathologies and neurodegenerative disorders is extremely complex and is a topic of concern among a growing number of researchers around the world. In recent years, convincing scientific evidence has accumulated that indicates the contribution of a number of etiological [...] Read more.
The relationship between oncological pathologies and neurodegenerative disorders is extremely complex and is a topic of concern among a growing number of researchers around the world. In recent years, convincing scientific evidence has accumulated that indicates the contribution of a number of etiological factors and pathophysiological processes to the pathogenesis of these two fundamentally different diseases, thus demonstrating an intriguing relationship between oncology and neurodegeneration. In this review, we establish the general links between three intersecting aspects of oncological pathologies and neurodegenerative disorders, i.e., oxidative stress, epigenetic dysregulation, and metabolic dysfunction, examining each process in detail to establish an unusual epidemiological relationship. We also focus on reviewing the current trends in the research and the clinical application of the most promising chemical structures and therapeutic platforms that have a modulating effect on the above processes. Thus, our comprehensive analysis of the set of molecular determinants that have obvious cross-functional pathways in the pathogenesis of oncological and neurodegenerative diseases can help in the creation of advanced diagnostic tools and in the development of innovative pharmacological strategies. Full article
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