Pharmaceuticals

Neuropharmacology of Plant Extracts and Their Active Compounds

edited by

Angel Josabad Alonso-Castro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2531 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plant; mental disorder; preclinical; clinical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Pharmacognosy: Natural Compounds from an Anti-aging Perspective 2023

edited by

Geir Bjørklund

,

Mariia Shanaida

and

Olha Mykhailenko

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2209 | Submission Open

Keywords: senescence; anti-aging compounds; natural products; medicinal plants; micronutrients; cosmetic ingredients; bioactive natural substances; antioxidant activity; pharmacological effect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Therapeutics Agents for Neural Repair 2023

edited by

Nuno Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2127 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Biodegradable Polymeric Nanosystems for Drug Delivery

edited by

Ewa Olȩdzka

and

Urszula Piotrowska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2122 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Chemistry and Biomedical Potential of Marine Natural Products 2023

edited by

Maria Letizia Ciavatta

and

Marianna Carbone

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2077 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine natural products; bioactivity; drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; synthesis; structure elucidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

State of the Art of Medicinal Chemistry in Portugal

edited by

Luís M. T. Frija

and

Maria Matilde Soares Duarte Marques

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2047 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry in Portugal; anticancer research and therapies; neurodegenerative diseases; infectious diseases; drug design and drug discovery; chemical biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Pharmaceutical Applications of Polymers for Drug Discovery and Delivery

edited by

Sobia Noreen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1912 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers; drug discovery; drug delivery; polymeric nano- and microparticles; pharmaceutical applications; controlled and targeted drug release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Calcium-Permeable Ion Channels as Targets in Pharmacotherapy

edited by

Hussein N. Rubaiy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1733 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion channel; calcium ion; TRP channels; ORAI; P2X; drug target; therapeutic; diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Heterocyclic Compounds in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by

Valentina Noemi Madia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1617 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocycles; bioactive compounds; drug design and discovery; in silico studies; phytochemicals; anticancer agents; antifungal agents; anti-inflammatory agents; antimicrobial agents; antiviral agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Drug Candidates for the Treatment of Pain 2023

edited by

Marco Fiore

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1396 | Submission Open

Keywords: pain; analgesia; drug discovery; drug candidates; new drugs

Maximising Drug Delivery for Improved Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

edited by

Sias Hamman

,

Dewald Steyn

and

Marius Brits

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1371 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; bioavailability; absorption enhancement; formulation; alternative route of drug administration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Recent Progress of Nanomedicine and Targeted Drug Delivery for Cancer Treatment 2.0

edited by

Huijie Zhang

and

Shini Feng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer therapy; drug delivery; targeted delivery; nanocarriers; nanoparticles; controlled release; tumor targeting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Computer-Aided Molecular Modeling and Simulation in Drug Design

edited by

José Silva

and

Gert Kruger

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 785 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer-aided drug design; QSAR; ADMET; molecular docking; molecular dynamics; free energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Drug Discovery and Evaluation for the Treatment of Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia

edited by

Jolanta Orzelska-Górka

,

Marta Kruk-Słomka

,

Ewa Kędzierska

and

Ewa Gibuła-Tarłowska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open

Keywords: depression; anxiety; bipolar disorders; schizophrenia; mental disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Rheumatic Diseases: Pathophysiology, Targeted Therapy, Focus on Vascular and Pulmonary Manifestations 2023

edited by

Barbara Ruaro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 778 | Submission Open

Keywords: rheumatic diseases; pathophysiology; therapy; pulmonary fibrosis; pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); imaging techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Therapeutic Potential for Cannabinoid and Its Receptor

edited by

Marta Kruk-Słomka

,

Jolanta Orzelska-Górka

,

Ewa Kędzierska

and

Ewa Gibuła-Tarłowska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 758 | Submission Open

Keywords: endocannabinoid system; cannabinoid receptor ligands; medical marihuana; cannabinoid-based therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Potential Therapeutic Methods in Reproductive Aging

edited by

Bosun Joo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: ovarian aging; menopause; infertility; ovarian longevity/rejuvernation; angiogenesis; antioxidant; stem cells; platelet-rich plasma

The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals – the Application of Adjuvants and Nanomaterials in Antimicrobial Intervention

edited by

Jong Heon Kim

,

William Hart-Cooper

,

Jennifer Wilson-Welder

and

Rohana Dassanayake

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternatives to antibiotics; antimicrobial/antibacterial; biodegradable polymers; infectious diseases; molecule repurposing; nanotechnology; natural products; redox molecules; selective optimization; synergism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Bioactive Compounds as Bacterial Efflux Pump Inhibitors

edited by

Jaime Ribeiro-Filho

and

Irwin Rose Alencar Menezes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; efflux pumps; bacterial strains; antibiotic resistance; drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Novel Therapeutic and Drug Delivery Strategies for Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Swati S. More

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug design; drug discovery; drug repurposing; brain delivery; drug carrier; drug formulation; novel target identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Population Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamics

edited by Patricia Severino and

Frederico Severino Martins

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: PK/PD; PBPK/PD; popPK

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Mass Spectrometry-Based Lipidomics in Drugs Discovery

edited by Hua Tian and

Fereshteh Zandkarimi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipidomics; drug discovery; LC-MS; mass spectrometry imaging; lipidomic flux analysis; stable isotope tracing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Synthesis of Mimetics of Natural Compounds in Drug Development

edited by

Elena Pincu

and

Ioana Stanculescu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: mimetic compounds; drug development; synthesis techniques; chemical characterization; therapeutic potential of mimetic compounds; new drugs that mimic natural compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Recent Efforts in Drug Discovery and Development for the Treatment of Parasitic Infections

edited by

Godwin Unekwuojo Ebiloma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug discovery; parasites; infectious diseases; chemotherapy; biochemical targets; molecular targets; medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Cystic Fibrosis

edited by

Giorgio Cozza

,

Andrea Venerando

and

Ilaria Artusi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: cystic fibrosis; CFTR mutations; pathophysiology; inflammation; infection; high-throughput screening; drug development; therapies; treatments; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Application of 2D and 3D-QSAR Models in Drug Design

edited by

Jaime Mella Raipan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D-QSAR; 3D-QSAR; Hansch analysis; Free– Wilson; structure-activity relationships; CoMFA; CoMSIA; drug design; molecular docking; molecular dynamics.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Pharmaceutical Development

edited by Victoria Bîrluţiu,

Simin Aysel Florescu

and

Oana Săndulescu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral infections; bacterial infections; healthcare-associated infections; tropical diseases; epidemiology of infectious diseases; antibiotic resistance; vaccination; epidemiology of bone and joint infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Alzheimer’s Disease: Small-Molecule Modulators of Novel Therapeutic Pathways

edited by

Sachin P. Patil

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; dementia; neurodegeneration; small molecules; disease mechanisms; drug discovery and design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Development of Novel Radiotracers for PET Imaging

edited by

Jonathan Bayldon Baell

and

Ramesh Mudududdla

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiopharmaceuticals; molecular imaging; positron emission tomography (PET); single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT); oncology; neurological disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)

Protein-Based Biosensors and Biomaterials for Diagnostic Application and Drug Discovery

edited by Chih Hung Lo,

Jialiu Zeng

and

Justin Kok Soon Tan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell-based biosensors; biomaterial-based biosensors; biomedical engineering; high-throughput screening; small molecules; nanomedicine; theranostic applications; polymeric materials; lipid-based materials; self-assembly

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Therapeutic Potential of Natural Products in Urolithiasis

edited by

Priscila de Souza

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; plant extracts; isolated compounds from medicinal plants; kidney stone; nephrolithiasis; urinary tract; hypertension; diabetes; pain relievers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Therapeutic Targets and Therapies in Graft versus Host Disease (GVHD)

edited by

Ioanna Sakellari

and

Eleni Gavriilaki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: malignant disorders; hematopoietic cell transplantation; graft-versus-host disease (GVHD); therapeutic targets; bone marrow transplant; stem cell transplant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pharmacovigilance in Drug Therapy: Drug–Drug Interactions and Safety Evaluation

edited by

Jacques Turgeon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacovigilance; multi-drug interactions; clinical decision support systems; drug safety; drug side-effects; drug– drug interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Copper Radiopharmaceuticals for Theranostic Applications

edited by

Bianca Gutfilen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: copper radiopharmaceuticals; copper-64; copper-67; copper-60; copper-61; copper-62; PET; theranostics; molecular imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)

Stem Cell Therapies in the Fight of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

edited by Maria Gaitanou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Therapeutic Potential of Natural Products in Internal Diseases

edited by

Dorin Dragoş

and

Adelina Vlad

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; phytotherapy; herbal treatment; natural products; herbalism; traditional medicine; cardiovascular disease; lung disease; liver disease; gastrointestinal disease; kidney disease; obesity; diabetes; rheumatological disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

The Medical Applications of Novel PET Radiopharmaceuticals

edited by

Jonathan Vigne

and Florent L. Besson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear medicine; radiotracers; radiopharmaceuticals; positron emission tomography; diagnostics; medical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)

Interaction between Nanoparticles and Antibiotics：Against Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti

and Maria Carolina Accioly Brelaz de Castro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; resistance; pharmaceutical research; nanotechnology

Cancer Treatment Toxicities: Molecular Insights and Novel Therapeutic Approaches

edited by

Roberto César Pereira Lima-Júnior

and

Deysi Viviana Tenazoa Wong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer treatment toxicities; side effects; pathogenesis; inflammation; pain; animal models; drug target discovery; preclinical and clinical drug research; natural compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Sirtuins: Novel Targets for Metabolic Disease and Cancer

edited by

Michele Aventaggiato

and

Marco Tafani

submission deadline 10 Jan 2024 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Drug and Gene Delivery Strategies for Breast Cancer Therapy

edited by

Frederico Pittella

submission deadline 15 Jan 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2968 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery system; gene delivery; breast cancer; nanoparticles; RNAi; gene therapy; liposomes; micelles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Targeting Thyroid Cancer: From Biology to Therapeutic Strategies

edited by

Paula Soares

,

Raquel T. Lima

and

Marcelo Correia

submission deadline 15 Jan 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1720 | Submission Open

Keywords: thyroid cancer; radio iodine therapy; therapy resistance; targeted therapies; tumor heterogeneity; signaling pathways; metastasis; tyrosine kinase receptors; Tyrosine Kinase inhibitors (TKI); tumor microenvironment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Plant Products as Antimicrobial and Anticancer Agents

edited by

Pavel A. Nazarov

,

Maria Ivanova

and Marina Karakozova

submission deadline 15 Jan 2024 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic; resistance; MDR pumps; biofilm; antifungal agents; tannins; terpenoids; alkaloids; flavonoids; bacteria; fungi; plants extracts; plant products; anticancer substance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Hybrid Drugs: Design and Applications 2024

edited by

Parvesh Singh

,

Vipan Kumar

and Shalini

submission deadline 15 Jan 2024 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular hybrids; anticancer; neglected tropical diseases; anti-Alzheimer; anti-HIV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy 2024

edited by Eduardo Castañón Álvarez

submission deadline 15 Jan 2024 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Potential Molecular Targets and Therapeutics in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer 2023

edited by

Maryam Nakhjavani

and Amanda R. Townsend

submission deadline 19 Jan 2024 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: triple-negative breast cancer; metastasis; relapse; molecular target; gene expression; treatment; animal model; clinical outcome

(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 20 Jan 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5118 | 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)

HIV and Viral Hepatitis: Prevention, Treatment and Coinfection

edited by

Daniel Sepúlveda-Crespo

and

Salvador Resino

submission deadline 20 Jan 2024 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Drug Delivery Systems for Local Anesthetics

edited by

Michelle Franz-Montan

and Camila Batista Da Silva

submission deadline 20 Jan 2024 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: local anesthetics; drug delivery system; liposomes; biopolymers; cyclodextrins; polymers; micro- and nanoparticles; topical formulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

New Advances in Mesenchymal Stromal Cells as Therapeutic Tools

edited by

Kelen Cristina Ribeiro Malmegrim

submission deadline 22 Jan 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9984 | Submission Open

Keywords: mesenchymal stromal cells; cell therapy; immunomodulation; regeneration; regenerative medicine; bioprocessing; bioengineering; inflammatory diseases; degenerative diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

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