Molecular Events in Neurodegenerative and Neuroinflammatory Diseases in Italy: Implications for Treatments
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2022) | Viewed by 12085
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Alzheimer disease; Parkinson disease; early diagnosis; cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers; alpha synuclein
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Interests: neurology; multiple sclerosis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of State-of-the-Art in Italy about the ongoing research on the molecular events characterizing the pathogenesis of central nervous system degenerative, inflammatory and neuropsychiatric disorders. Indeed, the identification of biomolecular pathways taking place in different CNS disorders represents a key step for the development of new therapeutic targets, as well as for the definition of new diagnostic and/or prognostic biomarkers.
We invite research papers that will consolidate our understanding in this area. The Special Issue will be entitled “Molecular events in neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases: implications for treatments” and will publish full Research Articles and Systematic Reviews.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following research areas in the field of neurological disorders in both clinical and preclinical settings:
- Molecular mechanisms underlying circuit dysfunction and neuronal death in the CNS
- Protein misfolding, amyloid and alpha-syncuclein metabolism
- Neurotransmitters, neuronal receptors and downstream pathways
- Lipid mediators in CNS
- Biofluids markers in neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disorders
- Cytokines, antibodies, and immunological mechanisms in CNS disorders
- Mechanisms of dysfunctional neuro-immune communication
- Pathways regulating microglia and astrocyte functions
- Novel diagnostic tools for CNS disorders
Prof. Dr. Lucilla Parnetti
Dr. Massimiliano Di Filippo
Guest Editors
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