The Role of Natural Products in the Treatment of Neuronal Disease

Dear Colleagues, 

The nervous system is composed of various nerve cells that perfectly control the human body. Until now, many studies have been reported to discover new drugs that inhibit neuronal cell death and regenerate neuronal cells. However, there are many limitations in treating many neurological diseases, including dementia and depression. In this Special Issue, we would like to examine the application of natural products to control various neurological diseases. For the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system, it is necessary to discover various natural products for nervous system diseases and discuss their applicability as therapeutic agents. Natural products contain various phytochemicals. This diversity can suggest the possibility for multi-function, and also sufficiently discuss the synergistic effect. It is very important research to try a therapeutic approach for diseases occurring in various nerve cells and nervous systems such as cerebral nerve, optic nerve, sensory nerve, and olfactory nerve with natural products. We welcome many Colleagues to discuss neurological disease research using natural products.

Topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Mechanism of optic nerve damage caused by glaucoma
• Discovering new drugs that modulate excitatory neurotransmitter receptors
• Discovering new drugs that modulate inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors
• Discovering new drugs that regulate ion channels
• Discovering Pain Control Drugs
• Discovering new drugs for Alzheimer's disease
• Discovering new drugs for depression
• Novel Mechanisms for Nervous System Injury

Dr. Sunoh Kim
Guest Editor

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