Pharmaceuticals

Click Reactions in Medicinal Chemistry II

edited by

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3633 | Submission Open

Keywords: click chemistry; drug discovery; chemical probes; bioorthogonal reactions; protein-templated reactions; bioisosteres; bioconjugation; cycloaddition; 1; 2; 3-triazole; chemical space

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Met Receptor

edited by

Tiziana Crepaldi

and

Simona Gallo

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | Submission Open

Keywords: c-MET proto-oncogene; precision medicine; cancer biology; genetic modifications; therapy resistance; targeted therapy; tumor microenvironment; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Nanomedicine with Neuroprotective Activity

edited by

Venkatesan Perumal

, Arun Reddy Ravula and Agnieszka Agas

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; drug delivery; CNS diseases; neurodegenerative disorders; Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; Huntington’ s disease; cognitive impairments; memory loss; progressive neurodegeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Exploring Marine-Derived Natural Products for Developing Drugs with Anticancer Effects

edited by Mei-Chin Lu and

Mohamed El-Shazly

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug discovery; marine-derived natural products; anticancer compounds; marine organisms; bioactivity; cancer treatment; biodiversity; pharmacological screening; novel therapeutics; natural product; chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Synthetic Inhibitors of Nucleoside Monophosphate-Kinases

edited by

Mihaela Ileana Ionescu

,

Ovidiu Oniga

and

Cristina Nastasă

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: nucleoside monophosphate-kinases; adenylate kinase; urydilate kinase; tymidilate kinase; guanilate kinase; cytidilate kinase; natural inhibitors; enzymatic activity; drug design; structural studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

The Application of Pharmacogenetics in Toxicity Prevention and Drug Effect Improvement

edited by Pura Ballester

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacogenetics; drug toxicity prevention; efficacy enhancement; pharmaceutical research; precision medicine; therapeutic optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Small Molecule Drug Discovery: Driven by In-Silico Techniques

edited by

Roberta Rocca

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug discovery; nutraceuticals; virtual screening; docking; molecular dynamics; pharmacophore; lead compound

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Naturally Occurring Peptides and Proteins and Related Drugs

edited by

Predrag Sikirić

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: naturally occurring peptides; proteins; drug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Drug Resistance Against Cancer Treatment

edited by

Hamidreza Montazeri Aliabadi

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug resistance (MDR); chemotherapy; P-glycoprotein (P-gp); ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters; molecularly targeted drugs; inherent resistance; acquired resistance; signaling pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pharmacotherapy for Macular Diseases 2024

edited by

Yoichi Sakurada

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical ophthalmology; macular degeneration; retinal diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Anabolic Androgenic Steroids and Performance-Enhancing Drugs: Forensic Aspects, Collateral Effects, and Polypharmacy

edited by

Massimiliano Esposito

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: anabolic androgenic steroids; doping drugs; performance-enhancing drugs; smart drugs; forensic aspects; polypharmacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Chitosan Based Novel Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Ljiljana Djekic

and

Anđelija M. Malenović

submission deadline 26 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16589 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitosan; chitosan derivatives; chitosan grafted copolymers; chitosan-ligand conjugates; chitosan/polyanions polyelectrolyte complexes; formulation development; drug delivery systems; controlled drug release; drug targeting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Medications: Interactions with Diet, Herbs, Dietary Supplements and Probiotics

edited by

Francisco Rivas

, María Isabel Valverde Merino and Maria José Zarzuelo Romero

submission deadline 27 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: food– drug interactions; dietary supplements; probiotics; herb– drug interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Ultra-Short Peptides as Potential Drug Target Molecules in Pharmaceuticals

edited by

Yiannis Sarigiannis

,

Christos Petrou

and

Evroula Hapeshi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 770 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuropeptides; marine peptides; venom peptides; kisspeptin10; mechanochemistry; pharmaceutical discovery and development; signal peptides; opioid peptides; food-derived peptides; endogenous peptides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Advances and Future Trends in Development of Novel Antifungals and Antifungal Therapy

edited by

Radu Tamaian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungals; antifungal drug discovery; antifungal resistance; repositioning of non-antifungal drugs to antifungals; unconventional antifungal drug targets and signaling pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advancements in Cardiovascular and Antidiabetic Drug Therapy

edited by

Alfredo Caturano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; antidiabetic drugs; pharmacological interventions; sodium– glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors; PCSK9 inhibitors; obeticholic acid; lipid-lowering agents; heart failure treatment; diabetes management; drug therapy innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Flavonoids in Medicinal Chemistry: Trends and Future Directions

edited by

Honorina Cidade

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavonoids; synthesis; natural products; medicinal chemistry; biological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Natural Compounds for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases: Current State and Future Perspective

edited by

Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo

and

Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e Martins

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactivity; synthesis; pharmacology; natural compounds; natural product; cardiovascular diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Classical and Quantum Molecular Simulations in Drug Design

edited by

Osvaldo Andrade Santos-Filho

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular dynamics simulations; monte carlo simulations; docking simulations; free energy calculations; QM/MM modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Drug Safety and Risk Management in Clinical Practice

edited by Andreea Maria Farcas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug safety; adverse drug reactions; risk minimization measures; effectiveness of risk minimization measures; drug utilization studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Bioactive Compounds Derived from Plants and Their Medicinal Potential

edited by

Maria de Lourdes Pereira

,

Veeranoot Nissapatorn

, Ana Paula Girol and

Sónia M. R. Oliveira

submission deadline 5 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytopharmaceutical drugs; activity screening (antimicrobial; antioxidant; anticancer; and immunomodulatory activity); experimental models (in vitro; ex vivo; in vivo; etc.); microfluidic systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Antibody-Based Imaging and Targeted Therapy in Cancer

edited by

Hirofumi Hanaoka

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 826 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibody-based cancer imaging; radioimmunotherapy; antibody– drug conjugate (ADC); photoimmunotherapy; drug delivery system; functional linker

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)

Membrane Transporters in Drug Development: Recent Advances

edited by

Balázs Sarkadi

submission deadline 13 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: transporters affecting drug ADME-tox; ABC drug transporters; SLC drug transporters; transporters in anticancer drug development; transporters in drug-drug interactions; regulatory issues in transporter-drug interactions; transporters in drug-induced organ damage.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Progress of Hydrogel Applications in Novel Drug Delivery Platforms

edited by

Anna Drabczyk

and

Katarzyna Bialik-Wąs

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; targeted drug delivery; drug release; drug delivery; smart hydrogels; stimuli-responsive hydrogels; controlled release; hydrogel-based drug delivery; drug carriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals–Drug Design and Pharmacological Advances in Neurodegenerative Disease

edited by

Elena Cichero

and

Michele Tonelli

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5883 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegeneration; neuroprotective agents; chemical synthesis; drug design; GPCR; enzyme; screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Adjuvant Therapies for Cancer Treatment

edited by

Fuyi Wang

and

Andréia Machado Leopoldino

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4219 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug repurposing; combined therapies; new compounds; drug resistance; chemosensitization; antitumoral strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Ethnopharmacology in Latin America

edited by

Angel Josabad Alonso-Castro

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: Latin America; preclinical; clinical; ethnobotany; pharmacology; chemical standardization; herbal products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Use of Anesthetic Agents: Management and New Strategy

edited by

José Luis Guerrero-Orriach

submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: anesthetic agents; anesthetic drugs; anesthetic; general anesthetic agents; therapeutic tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pharmacogenomics for Precision Medicine

edited by

Vacis Tatarūnas

submission deadline 23 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacogenomics in precise therapy; tailored medicine; pharmacoeconomics; personalized medicine; education in pharmacogenomics and precise medicine; future directions in pharmacogenomics; pharmacogenomics and phenotype; genotype; epigenetic variation; and gene expression axis in pharmacogenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Peptide Biomaterials for Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Miguel Mendez-Rojas

, Sergio Alberto Bernal Chavez and

Sergio Alcalá Alcalá

submission deadline 24 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptides; pharmaceutical applications; nanomedicine; peptide materials; peptide conjugates; drug delivery systems; nanocarriers; biologics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Biodegradable Polymeric Nanosystems for Drug Delivery

edited by

Ewa Olȩdzka

and

Urszula Piotrowska

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4510 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Novel Antimicrobials and the Antimicrobial Activity: New Advances

edited by

Davide Carcione

,

Luigi Principe

and

Cattaneo Dario

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-drug resistance; infection; mechanism of action; resistance mechanisms; therapeutic medicine; diagnostic tools; antimicrobial stewardship; pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Lithium in Psychiatric Therapy: Celebrating 75th Anniversary

edited by

Janusz K. Rybakowski

and Ewa Ferensztajn-Rochowiak

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium; bipolar disorder; mania; depression; the prevention of recurrences; suicide; dementia; immunomodulation; genetics; kidney function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

P2X Receptors and Their Pharmacology

edited by

Robson Xavier Faria

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: compounds; substances; synthetic; natural product; inhibitor; purinergic receptor; ATP; antagonista

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Nanomaterial Complexes Used in Cancer Therapies: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Ruizhuo Ouyang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart nanomaterials; stimuli-responsive methods; multimodal imaging; drug delivery; cancer diagnosis and therapy; quantum dots; metallic nanoparticles; liposomes; dendrimers; micelles; polymeric nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Antimycobacterial Agents: New Advances in Combating Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

edited by Junhao Zhu

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimycobacterial agents; mycobacterium tuberculosis; drug-resistant; tuberculosis; antimicrobial

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Common Medications Used in Anesthesia

edited by Michał Jan Stasiowski

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Submission Open

Keywords: anesthesia; medications; pharmacology; perioperative care; drug interactions; patient safety; clinical practice; anesthesia management; drug development; patient outcomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Pharmacotherapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

edited by

Gabriela Dumitrița Stanciu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; pharmacotherapy; therapeutic editing tools; repurposing existing therapeutics; multi-target-directed ligands; preclinical studies; neurodegeneration; drug development; neuroprotection; cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals; single-molecule drugs or whole-plant extracts of Cannabis sativa L.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Design, Synthesis and Development of Novel Antiviral Agents

edited by

Antonio Lupia

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: viruses; emerging viral diseases; infectious diseases; antiviral agents; small molecules; structure− activity relationship (SAR) studies; drug design (DD) and synthesis; computer-aided drug discovery (CADD); medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Novel Therapeutic Targets and Approaches for the Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

edited by

Marta Rusek

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer's disease; molecular mechanism; drug delivery; drug development; potential therapeutic; advanced therapies; disease-modifying therapy; personalized therapy; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Development of Copper-Based Drugs: Synthesis, Characterisation and Biological Activity

edited by

Anita Kornicka

and

Łukasz Balewski

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Submission Open

Keywords: copper; copper coordination compounds; biologically active agents; radiopharmaceuticals; drug development; drug design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

DHA and EPA in Health and Disease

edited by

Anna Walczewska

,

Emilia Zgórzyńska

and

Katarzyna Wieczorek-Szukała

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; DHA; EPA; inflammation; oxidative stress; dietary supplements; cognitive decline; mental health; therapeutic strategies; cardiovascular diseases; hypertension; respiratory diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Fluoroquinolones

edited by

Cecilia Bove

and

Nuno Manuel Xavier

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluoroquinolones; fluoroquinolone-associated disability; antibiotic safety; fluoroquinolone toxicity; antibiotic stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

In Silico and In Vitro Screening of Small Molecule Inhibitors

edited by

Usama Ammar

and

Domiziana Masci

submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: early drug discovery; small molecule inhibitors (SMIs); new chemical entities (NCEs); drug repurposing; in silico screening; in vitro assays; targeted therapy; high-throughput screening; pharmacophore-based modeling; bioactive compounds; structure-based drug design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Pharmacotherapy of Liver Fibrosis and Hepatitis: Recent Advances

edited by

Ching-Lung Lai

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: treatment of HBV; HCV; SLD; detection and prevention of liver fibrosis and HCC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Exploring Biomarkers and Pharmacotherapies for Substance Use Disorders

edited by

Ani Gasparyan

,

Daniela Navarro

and

Jorge Manzanares

submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Advances in Peptide Chemistry and Medicinal Application

edited by

Santo Previti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide-based compounds; peptidomimetics; drug discovery; drug-like properties; target modulation; structure– activity relationship studies; unnatural amino acids; backbone modifications; antibodies; hydrogels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Antiviral Agents, 2024

edited by

Luis Octavio Regasini

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiviral; virus; arbovirus; drugs; protease; helicase; polymerase; reverse transcriptase

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Inhibition and Treatment in Adhesion, Migration, Invasion, and Metastasis of Cancer Cells

edited by

Magdalena Izdebska

,

Marta Hałas-Wiśniewska