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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): From Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Opportunities

edited by

Renat Shaykhiev

, Bradley W. Richmond and

Umadevi Sajjan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); small airway disease; vascular remodeling; emphysema

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)

Gene Editing Therapies for Hereditary Diseases

edited by

Jacques P. Tremblay

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene therapy; base editing; prime editing; genome editing; hereditary diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell and Gene Therapy)

Ischemic Heart Disease: From Cellular Level to Clinical Approaches

edited by

Stefan A. Juričić

and

Milan R. Dobrić

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: ischemic heart disease; myocardial ischemia; reperfusion injury; oxidative stress; mitochondrial dysfunction; cardiomyocyte death; endothelial dysfunction; inflammation; fibrosis; epigenetics; non-coding RNAs; immunometabolism; single-cell transcriptomics; angiogenesis; ischemic preconditioning; nanomedicine; molecular cardiology; targeted therapy

Cell and Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Meningitis

edited by

Lars Ove Brandenburg

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial meningitis; innate immunity; inflammation; immune response; central nervous system; neuron; microglia; astrocytes; granulocytes; blood– brain barrier

Breaking the Balance: Cellular Stress, Proteostasis, Aggregates and Neurodegeneration

edited by

Zhaoyu Li

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteostasis; cellular stress; protein aggregation; neurodegeneration; autophagy; unfolded protein response; oxidative stress; aging; molecular chaperones; protein quality control

Mitochondria: Multifaceted Regulators of Cell Death

edited by Rasa Banienė and Sonata Trumbeckaite

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondria; cell death; multifaceted regulators; reactive oxygen species (ROS); cell metabolism; mitochondrial transfer

Molecular Mechanisms of Trophoblast Differentiation

edited by Milica Jovanivić Krivokuća and

Jianjun Wei

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: trophoblast differentiation; cytotrophoblast; syncytiotrophoblast; extravillous trophoblast; trophoblast stem cells; molecular mechanisms; signaling pathways; epigenetic regulation

Cancer Stem Cells in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

edited by

Antonella Zannetti

and

Maria Grazia Caprio

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer stem cells; TNBC; signal pathways; epithelial– mesenchymal transition; tumor microenvironment; targeted therapy; biomarkers

From Signals to Shape: Molecular Control of Cellular Plasticity Through Epigenetic, Transcriptomic, and Immune Mechanisms

edited by

Ines Schoberleitner

and

Salvatore Fusco

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: cellular plasticity; epigenetics; transcriptomics; mechanotransduction; immune signaling; cell fate regulation; RNA methylation; biomaterials interaction; molecular cytology; cell adaptation

Neuroimaging of Cerebrovascular Diseases

edited by Dragan Stojanov

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroimaging; cerebrovascular diseases; stroke; intracerebral hemorrhage; SAHA neurysms; AVM; small vessels diseases; CT; MRI; advance MRI techniques; DSA; AI

Novel Insights into Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Chronic Pain

edited by

Mariacristina Mazzitelli

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: pain; pain management; sexual dimorphism; neurons; non-neuronal factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiomyopathy

edited by

Zaglia Tania

and

Maurizio Forte

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic cardiomyopathies; acquired cardiomyopathies; cardiac arrhythmias; disease mechanisms; disease cause; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tissues and Organs)

Nanoparticle-Mediated Immunotherapy: Reshaping the Tumor Microenvironment for Enhanced Cancer Treatment

edited by

Mohd Ahmar Rauf

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: tumor microenvironment; drug delivery; nanoparticle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Methods)

Novel Insights into Cancer Immune Responsiveness

edited by

Luigi Racioppi

and

Tanmoy Mondal

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancers; tumors; immune cells; tumor immunology; cancer immunology; onco-immunology; immunotherapies; resistance; immunotherapy resistance; immune checkpoint; CAR; antibody; cancer vaccines

Flow Cytometry in Immunology Research

edited by

Ziv Porat

and Ekaterina Kopitman

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9415 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-parametric analysis; full-spectrum flow cytometry; imaging flow cytometry; immuno-phenotyping; immune synapse; cytokines; activation markers; cancer immunology; host-pathogen interactions; functional immune assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Methods)

Cellular and Molecular Insights into Allergies and Allergic Diseases

edited by

Toshiaki Kawakami

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: allergy; immune regulation; mast cells; Th2 responses; epithelial barrier; IgE; inflammation; cellular signaling; molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)

Current Research on Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma

edited by Markella Zannikou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: GBM; tumor microenvironment; cancer vaccines; TIL (tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes) therapy; combination therapy; BiTEs; immune checkpoint therapy; CAR T-cell therapy; peptide/dendritic vaccines; tumor-associated antigens; oncolytic virotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)

Therapeutic Targeting of MicroRNAs in Human Cancer

edited by

Behzad Mansoori

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: microRNAs; nanoparticle platforms; spatial miRNomics; combination therapeutic strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell and Gene Therapy)

The Challenges and Opportunities of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Lucie Bacakova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: mesenchymal stromal cells; mesenchymal stem cells; medicinal signaling cells; multipotent stem cells; paracrine secretion; angiogenesis; immunomodulation; cell therapy; cell-free cell-based therapy; stem cell differentiation; tissue engineering

Advances in CAR Cell Therapies and Manufacturing

edited by William J. Kelly and Madhuresh C. Sumit

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: CAR cells; autologous; allogeneic; crispr; lentivirus; expansion; cryopreservation; isolation; biomarker; cytokines

Neurodevelopmental Factors of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Etiology to Therapy

edited by

George Ayoub

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: autism spectrum disorder; developmental factors; genetic contributions; environmental influences; gene– environment interactions; developing therapies

Neurodegenerative Diseases and Related Proteins

edited by Tian Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein misfolding and aggregation; proteostasis and quality control; neuroinflammation; autophagy and mitophagy; molecular chaperones; Amyloid-β and tau; α -synuclein and TDP-43; multi-omics biomarkers; structural biology; therapeutic targets; mitochondrial– ER crosstalk; genetic and epigenetic regulation

GABA_A Receptor Dynamics: From Cellular Quality Control to Disease Mechanisms

edited by Tingwei Mu and Yajuan Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: GABAA receptors; trafficking; biogenesis; proteostasis; structure and function; gating; neurotransmission; neurological diseases; disease mechanisms

Multi-Omics Technologies in Immunity Within Tumors

edited by

Muhammad A. Alsherbiny

and

Anas M. Abdel Rahman

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-omics; proteomics; metabolomics; lipidomics; genomics and epigenomics; synergistic combinations for cancer; AI applications in multi-omics integrations; tumor microenvironment (TME); cancer immunotherapy; immuno-oncology; integrative analysis of multi-omics; biomarkers; precision medicine; tumor heterogeneity

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Alcohol-Induced Cellular/Organ Injury and Regeneration

edited by Mukund Srinivasan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: alcohol use disorder; ethanol; liver; lung; pancreas; gut; brain; cellular toxicity; alcohol metabolism; alcohol metabolites; oxidative stress; mitochondrial stress; ER stress

Hepatoblastoma: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies

edited by

Edward V. Prochownik

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: hepatoblastoma; APC; ARID1; β -catenin; hepatocellular carcinoma; hippo; YAP; pathogenesis; therapeutic strategies; molecular mechanisms

PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Network in Human Health and Diseases 3.0

edited by

Jean Christopher Chamcheu

Claudia Bürger

and

Shile Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: acne; ageing; Akt; Alzheimer’ s disease; autophagy; autoimmunity; PI3K; mTOR; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; growth; hamartoma; hypertrophy; inflammation; neurologic; tuberous sclerosis; systemic sclerosis; obesity; Parkinson’ s disease; psoriasis; atopic dermatitis; burns/wound healing; targeted therapy; natural products; biologics

Cellular and Molecular Insights into Gynecologic Tumors

edited by

Mladen Anđić

and

Jianjun Wei

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: gynecologic cancers; cervical cancer; endometrial cancer; ovarian tumors; tumor microenvironment; molecular biomarkers; genetic mutations; targeted therapies

Cellular Mechanisms in Pregnancy and Foetal Development

edited by

Anya L. Arthurs

and

Giovanni Levi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: pregnancy; fetus; reproduction; placenta; maternal; fertility; preeclampsia; fetal growth restriction; gestational diabetes; stillbirth

From Liver Transplantation to Gene Therapy: A Therapeutic Revolution in Argininosuccinic Aciduria

edited by Sonam Gurung

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: urea cycle disorder; argininosuccinic aciduria; gene therapies; mRNA therapies; liver transplantation; arginosuccinate lyase (ASL)

Next-Generation CAR-T Cell Therapy: From Bench to Bedside

edited by

Ping Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: chimeric antigen receptor T cells; cytokine release syndrome; immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS); immunotoxicity; T cell exhaustion; antigen discovery; CAR engineering; mouse models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)

Molecular Mechanisms and Cellular Pathways in Parkinson's Disease

edited by

Fatema Currim

and

Jason Cannon

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: Parkinson’ s disease; neurodegeneration; mitochondrial dysfunction; α -synuclein aggregation; neurotoxicity; neuroinflammation; oxidative stress; environmental factors; gene– environment interactions; cell death

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Nervous System)

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Aging

edited by Michel Satya Naslavsky and Mateus Vidigal

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 860 | Submission Open

Keywords: cellular senescence; aging models; DNA repair; neurodegeneration; elderly

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Aging)

Novel and Experimental Strategies for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Morten Meyer

and Justyna Okarmus

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4198 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; experimental treatments; stem cell transplantation; immunotherapy; gene therapy; focused ultrasound; neuroprotective agents; Parkinson's disease; Alzheimer's disease; Huntington’ s disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Nervous System)

Role of Thyroid Hormone in Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

edited by Janaína Sena de Souza

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6444 | Submission Open

Keywords: thyroid hormones; neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders; central nervous system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Nervous System)

Stem Cells and Beyond: Innovations in Tissue Repair and Regeneration

edited by Aurora Almadori

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5066 | Submission Open

Keywords: adipose-derived stem cells; mesenchymal stem cells; induced pluripotent stem cells; stromal vascular fraction; platelet-rich plasma; exosomes; polynucleotides; cytokines; growth factors; extracellular matrix; cell signaling; wound healing; ageing; immune response; inflammation; scarring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Stem Cells)

Advances in Zebrafish Disease Models

edited by

Natalia Kasica

and

Jaroslaw Widelski

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3682 | Submission Open

Keywords: zebrafish; human disease models; experimental disease models; novel drugs and therapies; organic diseases; functional disorders

Mast Cells in Health and Disease: Current Insights and Future Perspectives on Development, Activation, Functional Roles, and Therapeutic Strategies

edited by

Aida Paivandy

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1281 | Submission Open

Keywords: mast cell granules; mast cell mediators; mast cell development; mast cell survival; mast cell activation; mast cell activating and inhibitory receptors; receptor signaling; allergic and non-allergic pathologies; immunity and host defense; mast cell-directed therapeutic approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)

Molecular Mechanisms and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Retinopathy

edited by

Siddharth Sunilkumar

, Stephanie L. Grillo and

Sandeep M. Subrahmanian

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetic retinopathy; retina; retinal neurodegeneration; diabetic macular edema; pathophysiology of diabetic retinopathy; proliferative and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy; molecular mediators of diabetic retinopathy; cell-based therapies for diabetic retinopathy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)

Gut Dysbiosis in Inflammatory Diseases

edited by Weiwei Liu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; innate and adaptive immunity; dysbiosis; metabolism; inflammatory bowel diseases; autoimmune diseases; metabolic disorders; fecal microbiota transplantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)

Decoding Cancer Metabolism: Recent Insights and Future Directions

edited by Parash Prasad and Snehasis R. Mishra

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: glutamine metabolism; Warburg effect; anaplerosis; fatty acid metabolism; ferroptosis; oncometabolites; hypoxia; mitochondrial dynamics; reactive oxygen species; glutathione synthesis; nutrient sensing

Cell Biology of the Eye: Development, Disorders, and Repair

edited by

Meha Kabra

Praveen Joseph Susaimanickam

and

Alessandra Micera

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: eye development; ocular homeostasis; degenerative eye disorders; stem cells; Regenerative medicine; ocular imaging; disease modeling; cellular senescence; gene therapy; ophthalmology therapeutics

Extracellular Vesicles in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A 2025 Update

edited by

Tommaso Neri

and

Erica Bazzan

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracellular vesicles (EVs); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); inflammation; epithelial barrier; cellular senescence; tissue remodeling; biomarkers; exacerbations; microbiota; therapeutic targets

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Death in Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Nikolaos Patikas

and Emmanouil Metzakopian

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell death; neurodegenerative diseases; molecular biology; genomics; neuroinflammation; protein aggregation; neurobiology; mitochondria dysfunction

Advance in Annexin Biology

edited by

Raffaella Belvedere

Antonello Petrella

and Nunzia Novizio

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: annexin family; calcium-dependent membrane binding; cell signaling; inflammation and immune response; membrane repair; cancer biology; cell motility; cell differentiation; tumor microenvironment; diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers; therapeutic targets

Novel Therapeutic Targets and Approaches, Genetic Markers and Signaling Pathways in Neoplasms

edited by

Daria A. Chudakova

and

Kazuyuki Kitatani

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28131 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; neoplasms; personalized medicine; genetic markers; next-generation sequencing (NGS); whole-genome sequencing; signaling pathways in cancer; novel therapeutic targets; drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell and Gene Therapy)

Chromosomal Instability in Health and Disease

edited by Anna V. Roschke

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4827 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromosomal instability; aneuploidy; polyploidy; cancer evolution; chromosomal instability and aneuploidy in embryonic development; chromosomal instability and polyploidy in evolutionary process; somatic aneuploidy in senescence and ageing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)

Recent Advances in Novel Cell and Gene Therapies for the Treatment of Immune Diseases

edited by Qingdong Guan

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3622 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell therapy; gene therapy; chimeric antigen receptor T cells; T cell receptor-engineered T cells; tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; hematopoietic stem cells; chimeric antigen receptor NK cells; induced pluripotent stem cells; mesenchymal stem/stromal cells; immune regulatory cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)

pH Sensing, Signaling, and Regulation in Cellular Processes

edited by Maike Glitsch

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 830 | Submission Open

Keywords: extra- and intracellular pH; pH sensing; signaling; and regulation; pH-dependent receptors; proton signaling; ion channels; G-protein-coupled receptors; cell biology and function; physiological and pathological processes; aging; cancer; inflammation; and so on; novel therapeutic strategies and targets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Signaling)

Pathogenesis and Novel Therapies in Epithelial Cancers

edited by Jung Wook Park and Sanjeevram Dhandapani

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1554 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformation; malignant; oncogene; tumor suppressor; molecular mechanisms; epigenetic; metabolic; immune; biomarkers; personalized medicine; primary cells; small-molecule inhibitor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)

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