Inflammation and Its Treatment in Spinal Cord Injury and Neurodegenerative Diseases
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neuropharmacology and Neuropathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2027 | Viewed by 892
Special Issue Editors
Interests: neuronal damage and functional recovery; spinal cord injury (SCI); oxidative stress; brain; reactive oxygen species; free radicals; apoptosis; neuroscience; neurobiology
Interests: mechanisms of programmed neuronal death; role of reactive oxygen species in neuronal death; role of NADPH-oxidase in neuronal death and development; mechanisms of cannabinoid-induced neuroprotection
Interests: murine models of chronic and neurodegenerative diseases (spinal cord injury, Alzheimer's disease, metabolic syndrome); pharmacovigilance; pharmacoepide-miologic studies in pediatric patients (antimiocrobials resistance)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Inflammation plays a central and complex role in the pathophysiology of both spinal cord injury (SCI) and neurodegenerative diseases. Traditionally regarded as a secondary contributor to neural damage, neuroinflammation is now understood as a dynamic process that can drive both injury progression and repair, depending on its timing, intensity, and cellular context. This Special Issue aims to advance the current understanding of inflammatory mechanisms and therapeutic strategies in SCI and in neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, etc.
The scope of this issue includes experimental and clinical research focused on inflammation-mediated mechanisms of neural damage, as well as the evaluation of anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective interventions. Studies addressing disease progression, cellular and molecular mediators of inflammation, and treatment efficacy in both SCI and neurodegenerative disorders are particularly encouraged.
We welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and translational studies that contribute to the development of targeted anti-inflammatory therapies across spinal cord injury and major neurodegenerative diseases.
Dr. Angélica Coyoy-Salgado
Prof. Dr. Julio Morán
Dr. Julia Jeanett Segura-Uribe
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- spinal cord injury
- neuroprotection
- neurodegenerative diseases
- oxidative stress
- inflammatory biomarkers
- neuroregeneration
- therapeutic strategies
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