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Functional Analysis and Therapeutic Targets of Long Non-Coding RNAs

edited by Hidenori Tani

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4351 | Submission Open

Keywords: lncRNAs; gene expression; cellular processes; disease dysregulation; therapeutic targets; functional analysis; lncRNA therapeutics; lncRNA modulation; stability; localization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

New Insights into the Immunopathology of Autoimmune and Drug Induced Liver Injury

edited by Eleni Geladari

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4241 | Submission Open

Keywords: liver disease; liver injury; immune system; immune dysregulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Stem Cells in Human Health and Diseases

edited by Dana Yehudai-Ofir

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4235 | Submission Open

Keywords: stem cells; stem cell biology; stem-cell-based therapy; stem cell regulation; cancer stem cell; tumor-initiating cell

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Bacteriophage: Molecular Ecology and Pharmacology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Philip Serwer

Julie Thomas

and Richard Allen White III

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4217 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteriophage ecology; bacteriophage pharmacology; intercell communication of bacteria; phage-host interactions; phage-host recognition; phage receptors; phage therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology)

Bioactive Polymer-Based Materials Dedicated to Wound Healing

edited by

Sylwia Grabska-Zielińska

and

Marcin Wekwejt

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4197 | Submission Open

Keywords: wound healing; polymer; bioactive materials; tissue engineering; biomaterials; thin films; scaffolds; hydrogels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

The Role of the IGF Axis in Disease, 4th Edition

edited by Claire M. Perks

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4184 | Submission Open

Keywords: IGF axis; cancer; obesity; hallmarks of cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism)

Signaling Transduction in Health and Disease

edited by

Chuen-Mao Yang

and

I-Ta Lee

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4093 | Submission Open

Keywords: signaling pathways; inflammation; human disease; oxidative stress; neurodegeneration; heart disease; antioxidants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry)

Molecular Mechanism of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

edited by

Walter Fiedler

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4076 | Submission Open

Keywords: leukemia; cytokine; signal transduction; apoptosis; immune therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Advances in Tea Tree Genetics and Breeding: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mingzhe Yao

and

Kang Wei

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3993 | Submission Open

Keywords: tea plant (Camellia sinensis); molecular mechanism; secondary metabolites; stress response; quality-related component; genes identification; QTL mapping; molecular functional markers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Molecular Research Progress of Cereal Crop Disease Resistance

edited by

Hongjie Li

and Zhenqi Su

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3969 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal crops; disease resistance; resistance genes; breeding; molecular marker-assisted selection; molecular regulatory network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Acute Lung Injury

edited by

Ahilanandan Dushianthan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3958 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute lung injury; lung infection; acute respiratory distress syndrom; neutrophil-mediated immune response; alveolar epithelial injury; pulmonary oedema

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Big Data in Multi-Omics

edited by

Dimitrios Vlachakis

and

George P. Chrousos

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3952 | Submission Open

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(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)

Pharmacological Activities of Secondary Metabolites and Derivates of Medicinal Plants Around the World, 2nd Edition

edited by

Fernando Calzada

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3931 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; secondary metabolites; medicinal chemistry; worldwide traditional medicine; isolation and identification of secondary metabolites; experimental studies; photochemistry; pharmacognosy; medicinal plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

Male Genitourinary Tumors: Molecular and Cellular Mechanism

edited by

Ria Winkelmann

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3871 | Submission Open

Keywords: penile carcinoma; tumor biology; immune modulator; HPV TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan Hmong Daw Romanian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Russian Chinese Traditional Indonesian Slovak Czech Italian Slovenian Danish Japanese Spanish Dutch Klingon Swedish English Korean Thai Estonian Latvian Turkish Finnish Lithuanian Ukrainian French Malay Urdu German Maltese Vietnamese Greek Norwegian Welsh Haitian Creole Persian // TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster Portal Back //

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Chronic Pain: Diagnosis, Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Treatment

edited by

Anna Maria Aloisi

and Thomas Herdegen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3866 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic pain; sex differences; age differences; pain therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Advances in Antibody–Drug Conjugates

edited by Bing Sun

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3839 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibody– drug conjugate (ADC); cancer treatment; non-oncology indications; antibody selection; payload; linker; conjugation chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Cyclodextrin-Based Polymer Systems for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Antonella Piozzi

and

Iolanda Francolini

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3830 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyclodextrins; polymers; grafting; drug delivery; hydrophobic drugs; wound healing; tissue engineering; antimicrobial systems; supramolecular systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecules)

Natural Products in Obesity: Novel Strategies and Molecular Mechanisms: 2nd Edition

edited by

Eugene Chang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3788 | Submission Open

Keywords: obesity; inflammation; white adipose tissue; adipogenesis; oxidative stress; metabolic disease; molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Functional Genomics in Translational Medicine

edited by

Cornelia Braicu

, Oana Zanoaga and

Ștefan Strilciuc

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3668 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genomics; omics approaches; drug response/resistance; therapeutic targets; genomics and transcriptomic alteration; bioinformatic analysis; data integration; human disease; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms in Growth and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

edited by

Mara Giordano

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3624 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth defects; intellectual disability; epilepsy; autism spectrum disorders; epigenetic variations; copy number variations; next generation sequencing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

Molecular Pharmacology of Medicinal Plants

edited by

Bruno Eto

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3609 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; drug development; molecular pharmacology; clinical phytopharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

Anxiolytic or Antidepressant Activity from Active Principles in Medicinal Plants

edited by Carolina López-Rubalcava and Erika Estrada Camarena

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3580 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytopharmacology; anxiety; depression; medicinal plants; animal models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Molecular Research on Skin Inflammation

edited by

Nabiha Yusuf

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3567 | Submission Open

Keywords: skin inflammation; molecular diagnosis; dermatitis; molecular pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Regulation and Application of Bioactive Metabolites in Plants

edited by

Aoxue Luo

and

Yijun Fan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3501 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; biosynthesis; biological activity; regulation; pharmacological mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Current Research on Plants as Natural Antioxidants

edited by

Viviana Maresca

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3493 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived antioxidant; natural products; polyphenols; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Oxidative Stress-Related Diseases, 4th Edition

edited by

Alessia Remigante

and

Rossana Morabito

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3412 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular targets of oxidative stress in oxidative stress related-diseases; oxidative stress and oxidative stress-related pathologies; cellular response to oxidative stress; oxidative stress and apoptosis in oxidative stress-related diseases; oxidative stress and related cell signaling; cell adaptation to oxidative stress; biomarkers of oxidative stress in disease; beneficial effects of natural or synthetic antioxidants in oxidative stress-related diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Focus on Molecular Research

edited by David Meriwether and

Hon Wai Koon

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3383 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease; gut microbiota; genomic sequencing; proteomic; lipidomic; metabolomic; therapy; biomarker; animal and organoid model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Advancing Climate Resilience in Horticultural Crops Through Omics Technologies

edited by

Yonghua Qin

and

Guibing Hu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3380 | Submission Open

Keywords: horticultural crops; climate change; omics technologies; stress responses; abiotic stresses; food security; agricultural sustainability; genomics; transcriptomic; proteomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Dietary Bioactive Components in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2nd Edition

edited by

Massimiliano Gasparrini

and

Luca Mazzoni

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3361 | Submission Open

Keywords: IBD; dietary bioactive compounds; molecular mechanisms; health promotion; prevention; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; nutritional support

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanomaterials

edited by

Paolo Prosposito

and

Luca Burratti

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3336 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal nanoparticles; metal nanoclusters; properties of metal nanostructures; optical sensing and bio-sensing; pollutant sensing; metal oxide-based materials; photocatalysis; decomposition of pollutants by photocatalysis; energy production; conversion; and storage; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Nanoscience)

New Advances in Autoimmune Diseases

edited by

Tsvetelina Velikova

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3270 | Submission Open

Keywords: autoimmunity; autoimmune mechanisms; molecular pathogenesis; immune signalling pathways; cytokine regulation; epigenetics in autoimmunity; molecular biomarkers; gene expression profiling; regulatory T cells; immunogenetics; molecular therapeutics; signal transduction; immunometabolism; microRNA in autoimmunity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

New Perspectives in Steroidomics

edited by

Martin Hill

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3213 | Submission Open

Keywords: steroidomics; steroids; pathophysiology; physiology; diagnostics; treatment; prediction; prognosis; LC-MS/MS; GC-MS/MS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism)

Health-Promoting Effects of Medicinal and Edible Plants and Their Molecular Mechanism

edited by

Baojun Xu

and

Matteo Bordiga

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3166 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; edible plants; health-promoting effect; molecular mechanism; phytochemicals; diseases; curing targets; signaling pathway

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)

Advances in Computational Biology: Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Biomolecules

edited by

Paulino Gómez-Puertas

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3108 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational biology; molecular dynamics; molecular simulation of rare diseases; computational design of antimicrobials; computational design of antivirals; molecular simulation of cancer-related processes; computational design of anti-cancer molecules; molecular simulation of biotechnology processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)

New Molecular Perspectives in Crustacean Neuroendocrinology

edited by

Tomer Ventura

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3061 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroendocrinology; neuropeptides; functional genomics; arthropods development and reproduction; crustacean aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Molecular Understanding of Allergen Exposome

edited by

Fernando Pineda

and

Ruperto Gonzalez-Perez

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3054 | Submission Open

Keywords: allergen exposome; profile allergen exposures; climatic change; airborne allergens; molecular triggers; microbial allergens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Fish Nutrition Program and Epigenetic Regulation

edited by Linghong Miao

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3035 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrients; nutritional strategies; molecule regulation; growth; immunity; reproduction; stress response; epigenetic modifications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)

Advancements in Understanding Protein Misfolding Disorders and Cancer

edited by

Marijn Speeckaert

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3003 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein misfolding; cancer; amyloidosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Bioactive Compounds, Smart Polymers and Functionalised Materials for Drug Delivery

edited by Emilia Szymańska

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2995 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery system; bioactive compound; drug carrier; pharmacological activity; polymer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Research on Transcriptional Regulation in Reproductive Biology

edited by

Anna Nynca

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2992 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproductive biology; molecular research; transcriptional regulations; signaling pathways; gene expression; cell biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Molecular Advances in Combinatorial Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury

edited by

Lingxiao Deng

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2945 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular; cellular; engineering; spinal cord injury

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Retinal Diseases: From Molecular Pathology to Therapies—2nd Edition

edited by

Peter Koulen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2914 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetic retinopathy; age-related macular degeneration; neuroprotection; retina; diabetic macular edema; therapy development; pathophysiology; retinitis pigmentosa; aging; eye trauma; vitreous; macula; choroideremia; stargardt disease; cone– rod dystrophy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Insights into Molecular Pathways and Emerging Therapeutic Approaches

edited by

Silvia Pomella

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2905 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral squamous cell carcinoma; epigenetics; molecular genetics; gene expression targeted therapy; molecular biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Advances in Pro-Inflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines

edited by

Juliann G. Kiang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2791 | Submission Open

Keywords: pro-inflammation cytokine; anti-inflammation cytokine; chemotherapy; radiotherapy; signal transduction; microbiome– host response; sepsis; bone marrow; GI; brain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Advancements in Perovskite and Tandem Solar Cell Technologies

edited by

Muhammad Adnan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2630 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite solar cells; tandem photovoltaics; charge transporting materials; interfacial engineering; optoelectronic properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Advanced Research on CAR-T Cell Therapy

edited by

Yasushi Akahori

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2579 | Submission Open

Keywords: CAR T cell therapy; T cell activation; memory lymphocyte differentiation; cancer vaccine; antigen spread

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Pathogenic Microorganisms, Viruses and Therapeutic Strategies

edited by

Edward D’Antonio

and

Jair L. Siqueira-Neto

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2546 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; pathogenic microorganisms; bacteria; fungi; viruses; pathogen; therapeutic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology)

Rheumatoid Arthritis: From Molecular Basis to Therapies

edited by

Gabriella Sármay

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2543 | Submission Open

Keywords: rheumatoid arthritis; autoimmune; intracellular signaling pathways; targeted therapy; inflammation; immunometabolic reprogramming; CD40; CD40 ligand; GM-CSF; PD-1; inhibitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)

Molecular Mechanisms and Regulation in Blood-Brain Barrier

edited by Rajkumar Vutukuri

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2542 | Submission Open

Keywords: blood brain barrier (BBB); tight junctions; NVU cell types; neurodegenerative diseases; neuro-inflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)

Biological Research of Rhythms in the Nervous System

edited by Bernát Kocsis and Andreas Draguhn

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2539 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanisms of rhythmic synchronization; rhythmic firing; neural network oscillations; rhythmic components in EEG; oscillopathy; theta and gamma rhythm; sleep spindle; rhythmic activity and cognition; pathology of rhythmic synchronization in the nervous system; altered rhythmic activity in neuropsychiatric disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)

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