Cell Death and Clearance
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 58
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cell death; apoptosis; apoptotic bodies; extracellular vesicles; cell clearance; efferocytosis
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Dear Colleagues,
Over the past decade, the study of cell death has rapidly expanded with the identification of novel mechanisms underpinning the complex molecular control systems of various cell death pathways. In addition to the classically studied mechanisms of apoptosis, new forms of Programmed Cell Death (PCD) are being uncovered, including necroptosis, pyroptosis, ferroptosis and many more. Regardless of the type of cell death, effective removal of dying cells by phagocytes plays a crucial role in regulating and maintaining tissue homeostasis.
It is important to decipher the complex and overlapping molecular control systems of cell death and cell clearance pathways, as defects in these processes have been linked to a variety of diseases such as cancer and inflammation. Importantly, understanding the molecular mechanisms of cell death and its impairment in many cancer types has led to the development of novel anti-cancer therapies. Moreover, many inflammatory disorders, including autoimmunity disorder, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and transplant rejections can be a result of enhanced inflammatory cell death. Thus, it is imperative to dissect the relationship between cell death, cell clearance and disease in order to develop much needed therapies.
In our Special Issue of Biomolecules, “Cell Death and Clearance”, we encourage the submission of review and primary research articles that showcase both the role of cell death and clearance, and therapeutic approaches targeting these processes in disease settings.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Ivan Poon
Dr. Jascinta Santavanond
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cell death
- apoptosis
- efferocytosis
- cell clearance
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