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Effects of Bioactive Compounds in Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

edited by

Paul-Mihai Boarescu

and

Raluca Maria Pop

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 33330

Keywords: natural products; antioxidant effects; anti-inflammatory effects; molecular targets; health beneficial effect; bioactive compounds

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

Schizophrenia: From Molecular Mechanism to Therapy

edited by

Yael Abreu-Villaça

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 26301

Keywords: schizophrenia; neurodevelopmental disorders; therapeutic approaches; drug of abuse; mental disorders

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

The Role of Lipids in Health and Diseases

edited by

Yutang Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20291

Keywords: lipids; triglycerides; phospholipids; cholesterol; sphingolipids; steroids; fatty acids; lipid metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry)

Research Progress of Metabolomics in Health and Disease

edited by

Maria Assunta Acquavia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19660

Keywords: metabolomics; health; diseases; target metabolites; mass spectrometry; hyphenated techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Biological Research on Plant Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Adriana Trifan

and

Simon Vlad Luca

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19071

Keywords: plant bioactive compounds; extraction and analysis of plant bioactive compounds; bioactivity and pharmacokinetics of plant compounds; natural products and modern diseases; plant bioactive compounds and by-products; discovery and development of natural plant drugs

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

Phyto-Functional Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

edited by

Maria G. P. M. S. Neves

Carla Isabel Madeira dos Santos

and

Nuno M. M. Moura

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17160

Keywords: phyto-functional nanomaterials; green synthesis; hydrogen generation; pollutant degradation/removal; fine chemistry; photoinactivation; cancer; microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Nanoscience)

Natural Products in Drug Discovery and Development

edited by Tian-Le Gao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16700

Keywords: natural product components; traditional medicine; biological entropy reduction; aromatic drugs; essential oils; gut microbiota modulation; probiotics; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

The Impact of Natural Bioactive Compounds on Human Health and Disease

edited by

Yeong-geun Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16475

Keywords: natural product chemistry; nuclear magnetic resonance; structural elucidation; herbal drug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Cancer Metastasis

edited by

Carlos Cabañas

and

Sung-Hoon Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16355

Keywords: biomarkers; liquid biopsy; premetastatic niche; angiogenesis; immune evasion and suppression; genetic and epigenetic determinants; chemoresistance; extracellular vesicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

25th Anniversary of IJMS: Updates and Advances in Molecular Oncology

edited by

Peter J. K. Kuppen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14837

Keywords: molecular oncology; cancer epigenetics; tumour heterogeneity; tumour microenvironment; precision oncology; liquid biopsy; cancer immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

25th Anniversary of IJMS: Updates and Advances in Molecular Neurobiology

edited by

Kiminobu Sugaya

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13749

Keywords: molecular neurobiology; neural signaling and gene regulation; synaptic plasticity; neurodevelopment; neurodegeneration; neuroregeneration; neuroinflammation; epigenetics in neuroscience; non-coding RNAs; protein misfolding and aggregation; exosomes and extracellular vesicles; stem cells and neural repair; biomarkers of neurological disease; translational neuroscience; neuropharmacology; brain omics (genomics; proteomics; transcriptomics); neuronal-glial interactions; mitochondrial dysfunction in the nervous system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)

25th Anniversary of IJMS: Advances in Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism

edited by

José L. Quiles

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13629

Keywords: molecular endocrinology; metabolic diseases; hormonal regulation; systems biology; precision medicine

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

Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Genetic Diversity in Plants, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrés J. Cortés

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11068

Keywords: biodiversity; molecular breeding; comparative genomics; abiotic stress adaptation; genetic mapping; predictive breeding; genomic prediction; assisted gene flow; plant breeding; restoration ecology; conservation genetics

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

Molecular Research in Bamboo, Tree, Grass, and Other Forest Products

edited by

Huayu Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10750

Keywords: bamboo; tree; grass; molecular biology; gene function

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

25th Anniversary of IJMS: Updates and Advances in Macromolecules

edited by

Haiyang Gao

Salah-Eddine Stiriba

and

Zhongzhou Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8351

Keywords: macromolecules; monomers; lipids; peptides; proteins; carbohydrates; polysaccharides; nucleic acids; modification; functionalization; structure– property relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecules)

Coordination Complexes: From Molecular Design to Functional Applications

edited by

Sanaa Musa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8141

Keywords: coordination complexes; organometallic complexes; functional materials; metal– ligand interactions; homogenous catalysis; sensing; magnetic materials; ligand tunability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics)

Dietary Supplements: A Delicate Balance Between Benefit and Harm

edited by

Carmen Cantisani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7979

Keywords: dietary supplements; antioxidants; skin; ageing; wellness

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

Animal Models for Human Diseases

edited by Yuning Song

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7313

Keywords: animal models; translational research; preclinical studies; biomedical innovation; reproducibility

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

Recent Progress in Metabolic Diseases

edited by

Dariusz Chlubek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6849

Keywords: metabolic diseases; enzymes related to metabolic disorders; inborn errors of metabolism; inherited single-gene anomalies; molecular diagnostics in metabolic disorders

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

25th Anniversary of IJMS: Updates and Advances in Molecular Genetics and Genomics

edited by

Francesco Sessa

Lasse Lindahl

and

Apostolos Zaravinos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6332

Keywords: molecular genetics; genomics; precision medicine; genetic diagnostics; gene therapy; next-generation sequencing (NGS); pharmacogenomics; epigenetics; forensic genomics; translational genomics; genome replication; gene expression; cell stress; cell cycle; cell signaling; macromolecular surveillance and turnover; molecular evolution

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

Advances in Pro-Inflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines

edited by

Juliann G. Kiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6237

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)

Molecular Advances and Novel Biomarkers in Gastrointestinal Cancers

edited by

Alessandro Mannucci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6022

Keywords: gastrointestinal cancers; liquid biopsy; circulating biomarkers; minimal residual disease; early cancer detection; tumor-agnostic assays; molecular diagnostics; precision oncology; predictive biomarkers; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

25th Anniversary of IJMS: Updates and Advances in Molecular Nanoscience

edited by Qi Zhang,

Marilena Carbone

and

André F. Moreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5839

Keywords: nanotechnology; nanomaterials; nanomedicine; nanostructures; 2D materials; smart nanomaterials; nanocatalysts; nanozymes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Nanoscience)

Cutting-Edge Insights into Bacterial Infection and Host Immune Response

edited by

Pablo C. Baldi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5406

Keywords: bacteria– host interaction; virulence factors; cellular and molecular immune response; immune evasion mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology)

Targeted Delivery of Nucleic Acids

edited by Yong-Serk Park

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5207

Keywords: nucleic acid delivery; gene delivery; pDNA delivery; siRNA delivery; miRNA delivery; mRNA delivery; CRISPR-Cas delivery; nanoparticle; lipid nanoparticle; targeted therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Advances in the Relationship Between Diet and Insulin Resistance

edited by

Domenico Sergi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4788

Keywords: insulin resistance; lipotoxicity; lipid metabolism; type 2 diabetes mellitus; dietary lipids; lipidomics

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

Urologic Cancers: Molecular Basis for Novel Therapeutic Approaches

edited by

Whi-An Kwon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4099

Keywords: urologic cancers; prostate cancer; urothelial cancer; renal cell cancer; genomics; proteomics; biomarkers; molecular pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Ion and Molecule Transport in Membrane Systems, 6th Edition

edited by

Victor V. Nikonenko

and

Dmitrii Butylskii

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3980

Keywords: ion and molecular transport; physical chemistry; chemical physics; transport mechanisms; living systems; biological and artificial membranes; biomimetic structure; structure– property relationships; thermodynamics; irreversible thermodynamics; equilibriums; kinetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics)

Molecular Research and Advances in Ocular Disease

edited by Da-Wen Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3972

Keywords: ophthalmology; AI; ocular; eye diseases; retina; cornea; glaucoma; neuro-ophthalmology

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

The Biological Activities of Curcumin and Its Analogues

edited by Francis Johnson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3777

Keywords: curcumin; analogues; natural compounds; inflammation; tissue reconstruction

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

Molecular Mechanism Involved in Cancer Metastasis

edited by

Mohamed Jemaà

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3701

Keywords: cell motility; cell migration; spheroid; metastasis; extracellular matrix; cell architecture; lamellipodia; epithelial-mesenchymal transition EMT; videomicroscopy; confocal microscopy; animal model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Nanobiomaterials and Beyond: Innovations in Drug Delivery, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics

edited by

Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu

and

Adelina-Gabriela Niculescu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3413

Keywords: nanobiomaterials; drug delivery systems; targeted drug delivery; controlled drug release; stimulus-responsive nanomaterials; biocompatibility; biodegradability; functionalized nanocarriers; theranostics; nanocarriers for cancer therapy; tumor-targeted drug delivery; organ-specific delivery systems; pH-responsive materials; temperature-sensitive nanobiomaterials; light-activated drug delivery; enzyme-responsive systems; multimodal nanomaterials; translational nanomedicine; computational modeling in nanobiomaterials; preclinical studies of nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

25th Anniversary of IJMS: Advances in Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics

edited by

Mihai V. Putz

Hyotcherl Ihee

and

Carlos Miguel Costa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3275

Keywords: molecular dynamics; quantum chemistry; spectroscopic techniques; supramolecular interactions; computational modeling; AI in chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics)

Highlights in Pathophysiology and Treatment of Osteoarthritis

edited by

Antonella Fioravanti

and

Serena Guiducci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3033

Keywords: osteoarthritis; pathophysiology (cytokines; adipokines; chemokines; epigenetics; microbiome); cartilage; synovial membrane; subchondral bone; treatment; disease-modifying osteoarthritis drugs; non-pharmacological treatment

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

25th Anniversary of IJMS: Updates and Advances in Molecular Informatics

edited by

M. Natália D.S. Cordeiro

and

Giulio Vistoli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2661

Keywords: AI-guided drug repurposing; virtual screening in personalized medicine; machine learning for toxicity prediction; network-based biomarkers in complex diseases; in silico pharmacokinetics and ADMET profiling; data-driven materials design; deep learning for molecular property prediction; AI-assisted nanomaterial synthesis; systems biology models for metabolic engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)

25th Anniversary of IJMS: Updates and Advances in Molecular Pharmacology

edited by

Roberto Scatena

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2558

Keywords: precision medicine; pharmacogenomics; targeted protein degradation (TPD); molecular pharmacology; RNA Therapeutics; novel drug modalities; proteomics; transcriptomics; personalized drug therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

Plant Genome Evolution and Environmental Adaptation

edited by

Zhonghu Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2462

Keywords: plant phylogeny; genome evolution; molecular evolution of cytoplasmic genomes; species divergence

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

Advances in Conventional Tree Breeding: Integrating Phenotypic Selection, Genetic Gain, and Sustainable Forest Management

edited by

Jingli Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2060

Keywords: forest trees; genetic breeding; conventional tree breeding; forest management; forest tree varieties; modern molecular technology; genetic engineering

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

Focus on Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Breeding

edited by

Magdalena Wróbel-Kwiatkowska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2001

Keywords: genetic engineering; plant transformation; applied biotechnology; functional genomics; crop plants; crop improvement; plant tissue cultures; secondary metabolites

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

Targeted Pharmacological Modulation of Cellular Pathology and Drug Discovery: A Translational Approach to Bridge Laboratory Discoveries with Clinical Practice

edited by Saurav Mallik

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1986

Keywords: targeted pharmacotherapy; cellular pathology; translational medicine; drug mechanism of action; signal transduction modulation; precision medicine; apoptosis and autophagy; biomarker-guided therapy; pathophysiology-driven drug design; clinical applications of molecular targets; molecular docking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

Molecular Insights into RNA Diseases

edited by

Naoyuki Kataoka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1919

Keywords: RNA splicing; RNA modification; RNA processing; translation; RNA transport

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

Advances in Ovarian Cancer Metastasis and Chemotherapy Resistance

edited by

Carmela Ricciardelli

and

Noor A. Lokman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1916

Keywords: ovarian cancer; metastasis; biomarkers; chemotherapy resistance; tumor microenvironment; peritoneal– cancer cell interactions; proteomics; novel therapeutic targets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Food Allergy: Molecular Mechanisms, Clinical Challenges, and Future Directions

edited by

Sylwia Smolińska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1866

Keywords: food allergy; allergen; environmental exposures; gut microbiome; non-IgE-mediated pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Advanced Research of Plant-Pathogen Interaction

edited by

Hyong Woo Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1767

Keywords: molecular plant-pathogen interactions; pathogen detection; secondary metabolism; multi-omics approaches; antibiotic resistance

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

Red Blood Cells: Dynamic Regulators, Disease Indicators and Therapeutic Targets

edited by Leonid Livshits

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1605

Keywords: red blood cell (RBC); RBC biochemical; hemodynamic; biophysical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Molecular Biology of Human Reproduction

edited by

Houda Amor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1579

Keywords: human reproduction; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; imaging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Upcycling Food Industry By-Products: Bioactive Ingredients for Nutrition and Health

edited by

Giusy Rita Caponio

and

Graziana Difonzo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1304

Keywords: bioactive compounds; food by-products; functional foods; molecular mechanisms; polyphenols; oxidative stress; inflammation; nutrigenomics; microbiome; prebiotics; postbiotics

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

The Role of Plant Extracts in the Treatment and Prevention of Human Diseases

edited by

Ferenc Budán

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1229

Keywords: phytotherapy; herbal medicine; nutrition science; disease prevention; epigenetics; molecular mechanisms; biomarkers

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

Advances in Forensic Molecular Biology and Genetics

edited by

Anna Barbaro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1213

Keywords: nuclear and mt-DNA; rapid DNA analysis; next-generation sequencing; mRNA analysis; microbiome analysis; barcode DNA; time since deposition; fluid identification; DNA phenotyping; DNA ancestry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Recent Advances in Molecular Research and Therapeutic Strategies for Endometrial Cancer

edited by

Yung-Taek Ouh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1119

Keywords: endometrial cancer; molecular classification; biomarkers; precision medicine; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; early detection; non-invasive diagnostics; genomic profiling; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

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