Pulmonary Fibrosis: From Molecular Mechanism to Therapeutic Targets
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2026 | Viewed by 225
Special Issue Editors
Interests: DNA repair genes; lung fibrosis; chronic lung diseases; cancer; age-related diseases
Interests: estrogen receptor α (ERα) phosphorylation; lung fibrosis; breast cancer therapeutics; cancer metastasis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of the journal focuses on the molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets in pulmonary fibrosis, highlighting advances in pulmonary therapies and the underlying mechanistic and signaling pathways involved. Biomolecules provides a platform for the most exciting findings in this growing field.
Significance
Pulmonary fibrosis represents a major global health concern owing to its progressive nature, limited therapeutic options, and high mortality rate. This Special Issue aims to advance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It highlights emerging discoveries and innovative strategies, including the role of DNA damage response (DDR) pathways in disease progression, the clearance of senescent cells—a key phenotype in fibrosis—as well as the development of novel antifibrotic and anti-apoptotic interventions. Furthermore, we aim to highlight the exploration of immune checkpoint inhibitors as potential therapeutic approaches.
Objectives
Biomolecules publishes original, peer-reviewed, science-based research articles that report advances in all areas of all biological research, including important new pathways and therapy targets. The editors encourage the submission of original research findings from all areas within the broad field of pulmonary fibrosis from all model organisms, including humans.
Dr. Santosh Yadav
Dr. Muralidharan Anbalagan
Dr. Renat Shaykhiev
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- DNA damage response
- senescence
- immune checkpoint inhibitors
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