Mechanisms and Therapies of Cell Death Pathways
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cellular Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 39
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cell death; apoptosis; mitochondrial signaling; senescence; chemical biology; therapeutic development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to submit your work to the Special Issue “Mechanisms and Therapies of Cell Death Pathways.”
Cell death is fundamental to development and tissue homeostasis, with its dysregulation underlying diverse pathological conditions ranging from cancer to neurodegeneration. While apoptosis remains a cornerstone of programmed cell death, the expanding landscape of non-apoptotic death mechanisms, including necroptosis, ferroptosis, pyroptosis, and autophagy-dependent cell death, offers unprecedented opportunities for therapeutic intervention. This Special Issue aims to explore mechanisms of and comprehensive strategies targeting both apoptotic and non-apoptotic pathways in disease contexts.
We particularly welcome contributions examining small-molecule modulators and therapeutic strategies that selectively target specific death pathways. BCL-2 family proteins and their regulatory networks remain prime targets, alongside emerging players in non-apoptotic signaling cascades. Manuscripts exploring how mitochondrial networks integrate stress signals to control cell fate are also central to the scope of this issue, as we seek to advance the development of precision therapies.
We invite original research, reviews, and methodological advances covering the following:
- Mitochondrial regulation of cell fate decisions;
- Mechanisms and cross-talk between different cell death modalities;
- Therapeutic targeting of apoptotic and non-apoptotic pathways in disease;
- Small molecule modulators of cell death signaling;
- BCL-2 family targeting strategies;
- Overcoming therapy resistance.
Prof. Dr. Evripidis Gavathiotis
Dr. Deniz Gulfem Ozturk
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cell death
- mitochondrial regulation
- BCL-2 family
- non-apoptotic cell death
- cell death pathways interactions
- small molecules
- therapeutic strategy
- therapy resistance
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