International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Metals in Biology and Medicine

edited by

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1514 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogenic/abiogenic metal cations; metal binding/selectivity; metalloproteins; enzymes; metal toxicity; health-beneficial effect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry)

Protein Misfolding

edited by

David J. Wales

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1488 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein misfolding; protein aggregation; genetic mutations; translational errors; abnormal protein modifications; incomplete complex formations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biophysics)

Pathogenesis and New Therapeutic Approaches for Fibrosing Diseases—the Skin as a Model System

edited by

Thomas Krieg

and

Armando Gabrielli

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1458 | Submission Open

Keywords: systemic sclerosis; scleroderma; morphea; fibrosis; pathogenesis; treatment; vasculopathy; collagen; experimental animals; molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Novel Approaches for Topical or Transdermal Delivery of Large Molecules

edited by Arvind Bagde and Shawn D Spencer

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1290 | Submission Open

Keywords: topical; insulin; proteins; antibodies; transdermal; microneedle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

Microbiota and Sepsis: Interactions and Future Perspectives

edited by

Alessandro Russo

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open

Keywords: sepsis; septic shock; microbiome; microbionutritional status; MDR pathogens; therapeutic approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

The Road to Tolerance: Molecular Biomarkers for Prediction and Diagnosis of Post-transplant Complications in Liver Transplantation

edited by

Toshiaki Nakano

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1112 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute rejection; animal models; biliary complications; chronic rejection; cirrhosis; fatty liver; fibrosis; hepatitis; hepatocellular carcinoma; jaundice; NASH; omics; tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Advances in Pathogenesis and Treatment of Skin Cancer

edited by

Enrica Flori

,

Vittoria Maresca

and

Giorgia Cardinali

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 955 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; squamous cell carcinoma; basal cell carcinoma; tumor microenvironment; epithelial– mesenchymal transition (EMT) process; ultraviolet radiation; oxidative stress; bioactive modulators; signal transduction pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Molecular Insights in Heart Failure

edited by

Arthur M. Feldman

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 873 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart failure; neurohormonal activation; natriuretic peptides; myosin; mavacamten; contractile elements; gene and cell therapy; monoclonal genetic disease; autophagy; apoptosis; calcium homeostasis; channelopathies; single cell proteomics; single cell sequencing; RNA seq; genetics; haplo-insufficiency; TNF alpha; TNF receptor; cellular metabolism; mitochondria; mitochondrial damage; caspases; cytokine receptors; pro-inflammatory cytokines; membrane potential; sex-related variation; survival; gene vectors; BAG3; BAG1

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

The Mechanism and Emerging Materials in Thiamine Catalysis

edited by

Olga N. Solovjeva

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 831 | Submission Open

Keywords: transketolase; thiamine diphosphate-dependent enzymes; thiamine catalysis; mass spectrometry; conformational mobility of enzyme molecule

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry)

Interaction of Nanomaterials with the Immune System 3.0

edited by

Rob J. Vandebriel

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 729 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanoparticles; nanomedicines; immune system; infection; inflammation; allergy; autoimmunity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Nanoscience)

Gut Microbiota in Human Disease and Health

edited by

Silvia Turroni

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; human disease; human health; omics; microbiota– host interactions; microbiota manipulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology)

Research on Bone Cells in Health and Disease

edited by

David Gyori

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: osteoclasts; osteoblasts; osteocytes; osteoporosis; bone tumors; periodontitis; rheumatoid arthritis; bone remodeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Antifungal Peptides

edited by

Tecla Ciociola

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal peptides; peptide mining; molecular mechanism of biological activity; structure– activity relationship; molecular targets; in silico design; in vivo models; peptide-delivery strategies; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology)

The Function of Stress Proteins in Cell Death and Diseases

edited by

Xiangwei Gao

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress response; gene expression; cellular homeostasis; cell death; autophagy; cancer; metabolic disease; neurodegenerative disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Biomaterials and Antibacterial Materials for Bone Biology

edited by

Valeria Allizond

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; antimicrobial activities; osteointegration; regenerative medicine; Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Multi-Omics in Brain Health and Disease

edited by

Xiangmin Xu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: omics; data integration; spatial multi-omics; neural circuit analysis; neurodegenerative disease; brain development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)

Chronic Hypoxia and Inflammation in Human Pathology

edited by

Matteo A. Russo

and

Marco Tafani

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular aspects of hypoxia and inflammation in cancer; cancer progression as an integrated response to hypoxia adaptation and inflammation; hypoxia and inflammation in cardiology; hypertrophy; myocarditis; and heart failure; hypoxia and inflammation in storage diseases (such as Fabry's disease); hypoxia and inflammation in infiltrative diseases (amyloidosis and other beta-fibrillosis); hypoxia and inflammation in obesity and type 2 diabetes complications; hypoxia and inflammation in chronic inflammatory disease with progressive fibrosis; HIF/NFkB in neurodegenerative diseases; HIF/NFkB activation in other chronic hypoxic conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Towards Personalized Treatment and Molecular Research on Colorectal Cancer

edited by

Emanuela Scarpi

,

Paola Ulivi

and

Alessandro Passardi

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: adenoma-carcinoma sequence; predictive biomarkers of response and toxicity in the adjuvant and metastatic settings; genetic and epigenetic marker; immunotherapy; prognostic biomarkers; angiogenesis; EGFR pathways; tumor biopsies; circulating tumor cells; tumor heterogeneity; early diagnosis; screening; liquid biopsy; molecular pathology; tumor biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

The Roles of VIP and PACAP: From Molecular and Genetic Studies 2.0

edited by

Seiji Shioda

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: VIP; PACAP; stroke; Alzheimer’ s disease; cancer; dry syndrome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

New Insights into Glioblastoma: Cellular and Molecular

edited by

Giuseppe Lombardi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12091 | Submission Open

Keywords: glioblastoma; glioma; brain tumors; targeted therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Natural Products in Obesity: Novel Strategies and Molecular Mechanisms

edited by

Eugene Chang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8549 | Submission Open

Keywords: obesity; inflammation; white adipose tissue; adipogenesis; oxidative stress; metabolic disease; molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Advances and Challenges in Dental Materials

edited by

Yusuke Takahashi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8252 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; material science; material interaction; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Pesticides Exposure and Toxicity

edited by

Kuenyuh Wu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7743 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiple pesticides; cumulative assessment; probabilistic assessment; mechanisms of molecular toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Toxicology)

Recent Advances in Drug Discovery

edited by

Patricia Dias Fernandes

and

Carlos Alberto Manssour Fraga

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6215 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; inflammation; cancer; pain; drug design and discovery; chronic inflammatory diseases; neglected diseases; drug screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Natural Compounds and Oxidative Stress

edited by

Valeria Sorrenti

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5497 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidative stress; natural compounds; bioactive compounds; chronic diseases; therapeutic agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Hemostasis, Thrombosis, and Immunothrombosis

edited by

John Kostyak

and

Ulhas P. Naik

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5387 | Submission Open

Keywords: platelets; thrombosis; hemostasis; immunothrombosis; SARS-CoV-2; endothelium; leukocytes cardiovascular disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Biomaterials: From Design, Synthesis and Characterization to Application

edited by

Tao Sun

and

Xujin Bao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5319 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; synthesis; characterization; therapeutics; diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Cardiovascular Diseases: Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Therapy

edited by

Andrea Ghiroldi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5224 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; pathogenic mechanisms; genetics; cardiomyopathy; myocardial infarction; cardiac fibrosis; pharmacogenomics; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Amino Acid Metabolism and Disease 2.0

edited by

Maria A. Pajares

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4860 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acid transport; essential amino acids; hearing loss; liver disease; mutations; neurological disorders; oligomerization state; post-translational modifications; protein– protein interactions; structure/function relationships; sulfur amino acids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry)

Potentialities and Challenges of Bio-Inspired Delivery Systems

edited by

Andrey Zamyatnin

and

Alessandro Parodi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4771 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; nanomedicine; biomimetic delivery; biological carriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Novel Approaches to Potential COVID-19 Molecular Therapeutics

edited by

Monica Gelzo

,

Felice Amato

, Ivan Gentile and

Giuseppe Castaldo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2657 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; vaccines; therapeutics; antivirals; monoclonal antibodies; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Molecular Advances in Cell Mechanics

edited by

Stefano Leporatti

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2298 | Submission Open

Keywords: cytomechanics; cell membrane; cancer cells; elasticity; stiffness; young modulus; cytoskeleton; endothelial cells; erythrocytes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biophysics)

New Insight into Signaling and Autophagy in Plants 3.0

edited by

Małgorzata Pietrowska-Borek

and

Sławomir Borek

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1904 | Submission Open

Keywords: autophagy cargo receptors; autophagy in plant development; autophagy in plant stress; crosstalk between autophagy and phytohormones; plant cell homeostasis; nutrients recycling; plant cell biology; plant signal transduction; selective autophagy; signaling molecules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

New Therapeutic Strategies for Lung Cancer: An Update

edited by

Mi Kyung Park

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1629 | Submission Open

Keywords: lung cancer; lung metastasis; epithelial– mesenchymal transition (EMT); lung cancer therapeutics; mouse models of lung cancer; tumor microenvironment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Pathogenesis and Treatments of Head and Neck Cancer

edited by

Marko Tarle

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 1327 | Submission Open

Keywords: HNSCC; premalignant changes; tumor microenvironment; molecular biomarkers; targeted therapy; oral tumorigenesis; molecular pathogenesis; tumor biology; tumor immunology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Roles of KCTD Proteins in Biological Processes and Diseases: State of the Art and Future Perspectives

edited by

Terry Hébert

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Animal Experimental Models in Bone Metabolic Disease 2.0

edited by Jose Luis Pérez-Castrillón and

Ricardo Usategui-Martín

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal experimental models; therapeutic targets; pathophysiology; bone metabolic disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism)

The Role of Vitamin C in Human Health and Diseases

edited by

Artur Mazurek

and

Marzena Włodarczyk-Stasiak

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: vitamin C; vitamin C deficiency; vitamin C supplementation; recommended dose; immune system; health; disease; inflammation; cell metabolism; oxidative stress; pharmacokinetics; immunity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Novel Molecular and Cellular Biology Approaches in the Assessment of Radiation Effects

edited by

Tunde Szatmari

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionizing radiation; cytoplasmic targets of radiation; radiation induced bystander effects; extracellular vesicles; dna damage and repair; biomarkers; miRNA; proteomics; liquid biopsy; radiation carcinogenesis; radiation fibrosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Proteomics and Nanotechnology for Medical and Pharmacological Applications

edited by

Rui Vitorino

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomolecules; peptides; proteomics; transcriptomics; nanotechnology; venomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

New Advances in Glycobiotechnology

edited by

Hiroshi Hinou

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry)

Oxidative Stress, Ferroptosis and Cancer

edited by

Ciriaco Carru

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidative stress; ferroptosis; cancer; frailty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Cellular Plasticity, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Metastasis

edited by

Martin Schreiber

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: epithelial– mesenchymal transition (EMT); partial vs. full EMT; cellular plasticity; EMT in physiology and development; cancer; fibrosis; invasion and metastasis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Molecular Research Progress of Familial Mediterranean Fever

edited by Gernot Kriegshäuser

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: Familial Mediterranean fever; pyrin; inflammasome; genotype-phenotype correlation; genetic epidemiology; disease modifying factor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Molecular Mechanisms and Therapy in Autoimmune Disease

edited by

Cristina Belizna

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: autoimmunity; autoimmune disease; cellular biology; molecular biology; cellular pathways; self-tolerance; molecular mechanisms; pathogenesis; therapy; personalized molecular medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Penile Carcinoma and Other Male Genitourinary Tumors: Molecular and Cellular Mechanism

edited by

Ria Winkelmann

submission deadline 22 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: penile carcinoma; tumor biology; immune modulator; HPV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

New Trends in Diabetes, Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases

edited by

Yutang Wang

and

Dianna Magliano

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14510 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; myocardial infarction; stroke; transient ischaemic attack; hypertension; diabetes mellitus; atherosclerosis; inflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Recent Advances of Novel Pharmaceutical Designs for Anti-cancer Therapies 2.0

edited by

Bernhard Biersack

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6518 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; anticancer drugs; drug design; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; molecular target; molecular mechanism; drug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

Small Molecule Drug Design and Research 2.0

edited by

Adel Nefzi

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5627 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug design; diversity-oriented synthesis; combinatorial chemistry; computationally guided synthesis; drug-like compounds; computer modeling techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry)

Molecular Mechanism of Ovarian Cancer Initiation and Progression

edited by

Karuppaiyah Selvendiran

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2235 | Submission Open

Keywords: early molecular events; ovarian carcinogenesis; initiation and progression; fallopian tube; HGSOC; genetic mutation; early detection; BRCA1/BRCA2; targeting of OC progression; animal model for OC initiation; microarray in OC; genetic/molecular disorders; angiogenesis; cell cycle progression in OC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

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