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Sickle Cell Disease: Pathogenesis and Therapies
edited by and Geoffrey Cheminet
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: sickle cell disease; erythrocyte sickling; chronic inflammation; endothelial dysfunction; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Role of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Vascular Dysfunction submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; endothelial progenitor cells; vasculogenesis; angiogenesis; inflammation; oxidative stress; cellular senescence; developmental programming; cellular therapy
mRNA Regulation in Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Protein Homeostasis submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: mRNA; secondary structures of mRNA; upstream open reading frames (uORFs); biomarkers; endoplasmic reticulum stress; unfolded protein response; protein homeostasis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell and Gene Therapy)
Advances in Cardiometabolic Pathophysiology and Treatment
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open
Keywords: insulin resistance; immunometabolism; low-grade chronic inflammation; cardiovascular diseases; obesity; type 2 diabetes mellitus; adipose/adipocyte dysfunction; dyslipidemia; atherosclerosis; metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Metabolism)
New Advances in Proteomics for Understanding Health and Disease
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: mass spectrometry; single-cell proteomics; plasma proteomics; systems biology; cancer biology; health and disease; precision medicine; protein networks; clinical proteomics; multi-omics integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Methods)
Caveolae Function in Cell Membrane Dynamics and Signal Transduction submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: caveolae; caveolin and cavin proteins; plasma membrane organization; endocytosis and vesicular trafficking; mechanotransduction; lipid rafts and cholesterol metabolism; signal transduction; vascular biology and angiogenesis; cancer cell biology; membrane remodeling in disease
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Bone and Cartilage Damage and Regeneration
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13017 | Submission Open
Keywords: bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs); bone union with cell therapy; advances in stem cell therapies for fracture non-union and cartilage regeneration; novel cell-based therapies for cartilage repair; functional of collagen/PLA scaffolds in cartilage regeneration; regeneration and revascularization of bone osteonecrosis; evaluation of osteonecrosis regeneration with MRI and histology; and arteriography; identification and validation of new cartilage biomarkers; diaphyseal regeneration with callostasis; union with the membrane technique
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Immunoregulation in Cardiovascular Disease
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease (CVD); immunoregulation; inflammation; immune cells; immune mediators; immunomodulatory therapies; biomarkers; epigenetics; microbiome; cellular methods/technologies
Neurotoxicity: Focusing on Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms
edited by , Manuel José Morales and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurotoxicity; neuroinflammation; neurodegeneration; chemotherapy-induced neuropathy; neuroprotection; neuronal injury
Interactions Between Gut Microbiota and Epigenetic Markers in Health and Disease
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiome; epigenetic marks; cancer; metabolic diseases; neuropsychiatric disorders; inflammatory diseases; infectious diseases; cardiovascular diseases; probiotics; prebiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell and Gene Therapy)
Mechanobiological Regulation of Fibroblast-to-Myofibroblast Phenotype Transition
edited by Mirko D’urso and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: fibroblasts; myofibroblasts; mechanotransduction; extracellular matrix; fibrosis; tissue remodeling; mechanobiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Microenvironment)
Nucleic Acids and Their Binding Partners: Structural and Mechanistic Insights
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: cryo-EM; NMR; AFM; molecular dynamics; nucleic acids; nucleic acid-protein complexes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)
Role of Inflammasomes in Neurological Disorders submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflammasome; pyroptosis; caspase-1; ASC specks; IL-1beta; PANoptosis; CNS injury; neurodegenerative diseases; biomarkers; Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; multiple sclerosis; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Neuroscience)
Harnessing the Tumor Microenvironment and Signaling Pathways for Precision Cancer Therapy
edited by Behzad M. Toosi and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5239 | Submission Open
Keywords: tumor microenvironment (TME); signaling pathways; precision cancer therapy; immune evasion; metabolic pathways; tumor– stroma interactions; therapeutic targets; personalized medicine; cancer metastasis; molecular oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Microenvironment)
Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation in Disease: From Chromatin Dynamics to Therapeutic Innovation
edited by Valentina Caputo and Joana R. Costa
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: transcription regulation; epigenomics; multi-omics; non-coding genome; chromatin architecture/dynamics; enhancers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell and Gene Therapy)
Molecular Mechanisms of Asthmatic Airway Inflammation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: asthma; airway inflammation; airway smooth muscle; airway remodeling; immune signaling; cytokines and chemokines; cell signaling; inflammatory mechanisms; airway epithelial cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
Cellular Pathology: Emerging Discoveries and Perspectives in the USA submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7937 | Submission Open
Keywords: cellular pathology; diseases; mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Current Status and Future Challenges of Liquid Biopsy—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open
Keywords: minimal residual disease (MRD); ctDNA; cfDNA; heterogeneity; comprehensive genomic profiling; biomarker; diagnosis; personalization; prognostic marker
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