Diabetes and Metabolic Dysfunction
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 999
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder that affects nearly every organ in the human body. In addition to impaired glucose metabolism, the hallmark of the disease, numerous other metabolic abnormalities have been identified in patients with diabetes. Some of these abnormalities appear before a clinical diagnosis, while others emerge as the disease progresses, signaling its severity. Certain biomolecular markers indicate advanced disease and impending vascular complications. Identifying and understanding the molecular pathways and mechanisms underlying these metabolic disturbances can enhance our knowledge of type 2 diabetes pathophysiology and pathogenesis, facilitate earlier diagnoses, and predict complications. Moreover, targeting these abnormalities may offer new therapeutic avenues, potentially improving both the lifespan and quality of life of individuals with diabetes.
This Special Issue focuses on the molecular advances in diabetes and its complications. Original research and reviews on characteristic metabolic disorders, molecular therapies of diabetes, and its complications are welcome.
Since IJMS is a journal of molecular science, pure clinical or model studies will therefore not be suitable for our journal; however, clinical or pure model submissions with biomolecular experiments are welcomed.
Dr. Vasilis Tsimihodimos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diabetes
- metabolic dysfunction
- glucose metabolism
- metabolic disturbances
- complications
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