Pharmaceuticals

Recent Advances in Antimicrobial Nano-Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotics; antifungal drugs; nanostructures; pathogen adaptation; nanomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Pharmacotherapy of Neuropathic Pain

edited by

Sergio Marques Borghi

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16720 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuropathy; nerve damage; somatosensory system; pharmacology; natural products; lipid mediators; biologicals; anticonvulsants; cannabinoids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Next-Generation Contrast Agents for Medical Imaging

edited by

Sara Pinto

and

Rafael Aroso

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12196 | Submission Open

Keywords: targeting; contrast agent; medical imaging; radiolabeling; paramagnetic; magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography; optical imaging; SPECT; X-ray

Exploring Natural Metabolites to Identify Novel Potential Therapeutic Agents

edited by

Francesca Alessandra Ambrosio

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6399 | Submission Open

Keywords: hit identification; marine microorganisms; computational approaches; in vivo/in vitro assays; active metabolites; fungi; drug discovery; natural products; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Pharmaceuticals Technology

edited by

Serge Mordon

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6293 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; drug analysis; pharmaceutical technology; controlled release and sustained release; formula design; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Advanced Strategies in Drug Design and Development of Small Molecules as Therapeutic Agents

edited by

Fedora Grande

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2846 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Sirtuins as Novel Biological Targets for Pharmacological Intervention in Physiology and Pathology

edited by

Michele Aventaggiato

and

Marco Tafani

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: sirtuins; metabolism; cancer; hypoxia; damage recovery; cell death

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Nucleobase, Nucleoside, and Nucleotide Analogues

edited by

Yun Shi

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open

Keywords: nucleobase; nucleoside; nucleotide; drug design; structural mimicry; enzyme inhibitors; anticancer agents; antivirals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Application of Membrane Transporters in Drug Development

edited by

Mai Yang

and

Zheng Cai

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane transporters; ABC; SLC; transporter-mediated drug; drug– drug interaction; drug development; pharmacological barriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

New Approaches for the Prevention and Alleviation of Metabolic Syndrome 2024

edited by

Seong-Hee Maria Ko

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic disorder; IBD; diabetes; hypertension; obesity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Phage Discovery and Phage Therapy

edited by Sha Liu and Nan Hao

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: phage discovery; phage biology; phage engineering; phage lysins; phage therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Data-Driven Biomarker and Drug Discovery for Complex Disease

edited by

Yin Huang

, Tao Ban and

Huimin Guo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; diabetes; neurodegenerative diseases; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; systems biology; data mining; biomarker; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Therapeutics for Ferroptosis in CNS Disease

edited by

Alberto Lazarowski

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: iron; free radicals; oxidative stress; neurodegeneration; hypoxia; antioxidants; iron chelators; ABC transporters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Antimicrobial Peptides: Design, Synthesis and Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Je-Wen Liou

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial peptide design and modifications; antimicrobial peptide structures; antimicrobial peptide stability; mechanism/mode of action of antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial peptide applications; modulation of infection-related immune and inflammation by peptides; extended applications of antimicrobial peptides for treatments of cancers and other diseases; clinical trials of pharmaceutical peptides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Choline Kinase as a Therapeutic Target

edited by Tahl Zimmerman and

Juan Carlos Lacal

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: choline kinase; inhibitors; antitumor; antiparasitic; antibiotics; immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

New Insights into Therapy for Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by Robert Joseph Shmookler Reis, Meenakshisundaram Balasubramaniam and

Srinivas Ayyadevara

submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8195 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; Huntington’ s disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; neurodegeneration; inflammation; anti-inflammatory drugs; post-translational modifications; protein misfolding; protein aggregation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Current Therapies for Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and Endometrial Cancer

edited by Ambrogio Pietro Londero,

Anjeza Xholli

and

Angelo Cagnacci

submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5149 | Submission Open

Keywords: endometriosis; adenomyosis; endometrial cancer; hormonal therapy; non-hormonal therapy; pain management; fertility preservation; complementary/alternative medicine; radiation therapy; chemotherapy; immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation with Potential Anti-inflammatory Activity

edited by

Berenika M. Szczȩśniak-Siȩga

,

Żaneta Czyżnikowska

and

Aleksandra Redzicka

submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2947 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-inflammatory; COX/LOX; IL-6; JAK; STAT3; p38MAPK; TNF-α ; asthma; Alzheimer's disease; cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Long Noncoding RNAs as Pharmacological Targets in Neurological Diseases

edited by

Federica Rey

and

Stephana Carelli

submission deadline 22 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2007 | Submission Open

Keywords: LncRNAs; neurodevelopment; neurodegeneration; epigenetics; non-coding RNAs; gene therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Natural Products Derived from Fungi and Their Biological Activities

edited by

Katarzyna J. Kała

submission deadline 23 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi; medicinal fungi; fruiting bodies; mycelial cultures; bioactive compounds; pro-health activity; mushroom products; natural therapy; natural medicines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

HIV and Viral Hepatitis: Prevention, Treatment and Coinfection

edited by

Daniel Sepúlveda-Crespo

and

Salvador Resino

submission deadline 24 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1746 | Submission Open

Keywords: coinfection; drug discovery; HBV; HCV; HDV; HIV; neutralizing antibodies; prevention; treatment; vaccine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Drug-Induced and Herbal Hepatotoxicity and Methods of Its Prevention

edited by

Anna Merwid-Ląd

and

Malgorzata Trocha

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17138 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug-induced hepatotoxicity; herbal hepatotoxicity; acute and chronic liver damage; pathomechanisms of liver injury; oxidative stress; inflammation; apoptosis and necrosis; fibrosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Drug Candidates for the Treatment of Oral Cancer and Oral Cancer Pain

edited by

Cara B. Gonzales

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9879 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral cancer; oral cancer pain; drug discovery; natural compounds; immunotherapy; small molecule inhibitors; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Pharmacological Treatments for Melanoma

edited by

Astrid Parenti

and

Anna Laurenzana

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9356 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced melanoma; immune escape; metastasis; targeted therapies; biomarkers; precision medicine; tumor microenvironment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Photodynamic Therapy 2023

edited by

Céline Frochot

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7230 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; photosensitizers; nanoparticles; photodiagnosis; targeting; antimicrobial; X-rays excitation; two photon and upconversion; immunomodulation; dosimetry; hypoxia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Botanicals: Bioactive Molecules and Therapeutic Properties for Human Health 2023

edited by

Sabesan Yoganathan

and

Leonard Barasa

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6040 | Submission Open

Keywords: isolation/characterization of plant metabolites; biosynthesis of medicinal botanicals; chemical synthesis of botanicals; biological activity screening of botanicals; medicinal chemistry evaluation of botanicals; application of computational methods to study bioactive botanicals; phytochemical-derived drug leads

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Polyphenols in the Treatment for Neuroinflammation-Induced Neurodegenerative Disease

edited by

Manuela Leri

and

Marzia Vasarri

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5630 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Network Pharmacology of Natural Products

edited by

Alexander George Panossian

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5331 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; plant extracts; structure-activity relationship; network pharmacology; multitarget effects; synergy of complex preparations; pleiotropic activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Toxicological Effects of Drug Abuse and Its Consequences on Health

edited by

Cristiane S. F. Maia

,

Enéas A. Fontes-Júnior

and

Rafael R. Lima

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3188 | Submission Open

Keywords: addiction; drug abuse; toxicology; treatment; bioactive compound

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pyrazole and Thiazole Derivatives in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by

Dimitris Matiadis

,

Antonella Messore

and

Nicolas Primas

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3161 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Drug Analysis and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

edited by

Vanesa Escudero-Ortiz

, Ana Catalán Latorre and

Manuel Sureda González

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2972 | Submission Open

Keywords: personalized medicine; therapeutic drug monitoring; pharmacokinetics model; pharmacometric model; drug bioanalysis; clinical pharmaceutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Combining Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapies in Cancer Treatment

edited by

Aleksandra Grela-Wojewoda

,

Wojciech Wysocki

and Marek Ziobro

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2837 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotherapy; PDL/PDL1

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Novel Anti-proliferative Agents 2024

edited by

Valentina Onnis

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1808 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; natural compounds; synthetic compounds; organic synthesis; bioactivity; anticancer drugs; antiproliferative activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Design and Synthesis of Small Molecule Kinase Inhibitors

edited by

Camilla Pecoraro

and

Daniela Carbone

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1763 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein kinases; cancer; small molecule kinase inhibitors; heterocyclic compounds; cancer resistance; targeted therapy; cancer-altered pathway; genetic mutations; FDA-approved kinase inhibitors; kinase inhibitors combinations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Metal-Based Drugs for Cancer Treatment, Antibacterial and Antiviral Applications

edited by

Alessandro Pratesi

and

Damiano Cirri

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1515 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-based drugs; anticancer compounds; antivirals; antibiotics; chemotherapy; drug targeting; delivery strategies; drug repurposing; medicinal chemistry; bioinorganic chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Drug-Drug Interactions (DDI) and Personalized Medicine in Oncology

edited by

Michela Roberto

and Andrea Botticelli

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications 2024

edited by

Yayoi Kawano

and

Takehisa Hanawa

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1277 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogel; pharmaceutical applications; biomedical applications; drug delivery system; tissue engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Small Molecules in Cancer Immunotherapy

edited by

Daniela Catarzi

,

Vittoria Colotta

and

Flavia Varano

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1229 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer immunotherapy; small molecules; immunocheckpoints; PD-1/PD-L1; A2A/A2B adenosine receptors; toll-like receptor; chemokine receptors; CD39/CD73

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Targeted Therapies for Epilepsy

edited by

Giuseppe Biagini

,

Anna-Maria Costa

and Chiara Lucchi

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1197 | Submission Open

Keywords: epilepsy; temporal lobe epilepsy; neurological disorder; spontaneous recurrent seizures; epileptogenesis; antiepileptogenic medications; antiseizure medications; drug-resistant epilepsy; adverse effects; drug discontinuation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Modern Approach to Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by Marek Saracyn and

Adam Daniel Durma

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 960 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs); neuroendocrine tumors (NETs); non-invasive interventions; NEN surgery; somatostatin analogs; radioligand therapy (RLT; PRRT); NEN targeted therapy; NEN chemotherapy; NEN epidemiology; NEN treatment complications; [68Ga]Ga-PET/CT; [18F]FDG- PET/CT; [99mTc]-scintigraphy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Bioactive Substances and Skin Health: The Role of Pharmacy and Nutrition—Properties and Technology

edited by

Francisco Rivas

, Margarita López-Viota and Rafael Giménez

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 877 | Submission Open

Keywords: supplements; bioactive substances; skin health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Purinergic Signaling: A New Pharmacological Target

edited by

Margarete Dulce Bagatini

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 510 | Submission Open

Keywords: purinergic receptors; ectonucleotidases; nucleotides; nucleoside

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Barrier Dynamics and Immune Interplay in Brain Aging and Injury

edited by

Hansen Chen

, Congcong Wang, Xin Wang and Zongshi Qin

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 465 | Submission Open

Keywords: aging; neurodegenerative and neurovascular disorders; blood– brain barrier; immune response; adjunct therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Photosensitizers and Drug Delivery Systems for Photodynamic Therapy

edited by

Céline Frochot

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; photosensitizers; nanoparticles; photo diagnosis; targeting; antimicrobial; X-rays excitation; two-photon and up-conversion; Cherenkov; hypoxia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

In Vivo Nuclear Molecular Imaging in Drug Development and Pharmacological Research: New Advances

edited by Haitao Wu and

Noriko Sato

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vivo nuclear imaging; biomarker imaging; molecular imaging; PET; SPECT; pharmacokinetics; personalized medicine; drug development; molecular pathway

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)

Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pharmacology 2024

edited by

Noémi Tóth

and

Norbert Nagy

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart; arrhythmia; Ca2+ handling; ion channels; electrophysiology; pharmacology

Metal-Based Agents in Drug Discovery 2024

edited by

Radosław Starosta

submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal inorganic chemistry; medicinal coordination chemistry; metal based drugs; transition metal complexes; coordination compounds; antifungal properties; antibacterial properties; anticancer properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

The Age of In-Silico Methods in Drug Discovery, Development, Manufacture and Quality Control

edited by

Anđelija M. Malenović

and

Ana Protić

submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12000 | Submission Open

Keywords: in silico methods; target identification and validation; lead optimization; ADME; drug delivery; formulation optimization and bioavailability; safety and efficacy; pharmacokinetic analysis; pharmaceutical manufacturing process development; quality control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Recent Advances in Natural Product Based Nanostructured Systems

edited by

Luís Alexandre Muehlmann

and