Nanomedicine Advances in the Treatment of Chronic Inflammation
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Nanoscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2024 | Viewed by 2715
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Interests: nanomedicine; inflammatory diseases; cancer; biomaterials; nanotechnology; materials engineering and chemistry; advanced therapies; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine
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Interests: biodegradable biomaterials; polymer science; natural origin biomaterials; surface biofunctionalization of biomaterials; innovative therapies for chronic inflammation; nanostructured biomaterials and composites; bone and cartilage tissue engineering; adult stem cells; advanced therapies; regenerative medicine; animal models for testing of biomaterials
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Interests: tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; biomaterials; biomimetics; biodegradable materials; 3D in vitro models; cancer modelling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Acute inflammation is an efficient and essential temporarily restricted response for the maintenance of human health. However, failure to resolve acute inflammation leads to serious pathological conditions that jointly represent the leading cause of death worldwide today. Indeed, numerous challenging and devastating diseases are mainly caused by chronic inflammation or include chronic inflammation as a pathophysiologically important component.
Despite remarkable improvements in recent decades in the treatment of inflammation-related diseases, three main drawbacks remain unresolved: (i) severe adverse effects that often create a very high risk/benefit ratio; (ii) the underexplored heterogeneity of disease mechanisms and among patients; and (iii) limited efficacy as patients present reduced life expectancy that may be worsened due to different comorbidities. Indeed, the presence of one inflammatory disorder increases the probability of developing other diseases. Thus, therapies that could safely and effectively treat chronic inflammation, overcoming these limitations, must urgently be developed.
This Special Issue aims to improve our knowledge about the latest achievements in chronic inflammation treatment. This Special Issue will publish original research articles regarding innovative, targeted, and/or precision nanomedicine strategies for chronic inflammation. Review articles with critical and detailed analysis of the published research and forecasting future avenues for research in this field are also valuable to this Special Issue.
Dr. Helena Ferreira
Dr. Nuno M. Neves
Prof. Dr. Rui L. Reis
Guest Editors
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