Special Issue "State-of-the-Art Modulating Hypoxia Signaling Pathway to Treat Human Diseases"
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2022) | Viewed by 4830
Special Issue Editors

Interests: hypoxia inducible factors; stroke; neuroprotection; blood brain barrier; Vascular dementia; neuroinflammation; cerebrospinal fluid

Interests: regenerative medicine; tissue engineering; hypoxia; adult stem cells; pluripotent stem cells; tendon; cartilage; respiratory system; 3D culture
Interests: synthetic chemistry; 2-oxoglutarate oxygenase; oxygen sensing; hypoxia; epigenetics; demethylases; DNA repair; obesity; antibiotic biosynthesis; flavonoid and ethylene biosynthesis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since the discovery of hypoxia inducible factors (HIF), the research on medical applications of HIF stabilizers/inhibitors has been growing at an exponential rate. The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to the hypoxia researchers that discovered how cells sense and adapt to hypoxia. Low O2 tension (hypoxia) is mainly related to pathological situations, but it can also be a part of normal physiology. Hypoxia activates the hypoxia signaling pathway, which is predominately governed by HIF. HIF stabilization upregulates hundreds of human genes, which are related to metabolism, erythropoietin, angiogenesis, proliferation, and survival. On the other hand, HIF is engaged in the pathology of disease. Modulating the hypoxia signaling pathway, thus altering gene expression in diseases, can be used to treat these diseases, e.g., anemia, ischemic diseases, cancer. In this Special Issue, several of these aspects in hypoxia signaling modulation will be highlighted. We invite the submission of research papers that will consolidate our understanding in this area. Contributions to this Special Issue are invited in the form of reviews, research articles, communications, and concept papers.
Areas to be covered in this Special Issue may include but are not limited to:
- Hypoxia signaling in normal function;
- Hypoxia signaling in diseases;
- Hypoxia signaling in therapeutic targets;
- Development of hypoxia mimetic agents for clinical uses.
Dr. Ruoli Chen
Dr. Nicholas R. Forsyth
Prof. Christopher J. Schofield
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Hypoxia
- Hypoxia inducible facor
- stablizer
- inhibitor