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Toxicity Mechanism of Emerging Pollutants

edited by

Monika Naumowicz

and

Joanna Kotyńska

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6743 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutant; toxicology; cancer; EDC; pesticides; microplastic; human cell lines; environment; molecular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Toxicology)

Advances in Therapeutics against Eukaryotic Pathogens

edited by

Edward D’Antonio

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6739 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; parasitology; pathogen; drug-target; NTD; cryptosporidia; Giardia; helminths; Leishmania; Naegleria; Plasmodium; Schistosoma; Toxoplasma; Trichomonas; Trypanosoma

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

Metal-Based Drugs and Research on Mechanisms of Action

edited by

Elena K. Beloglazkina

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6647 | Submission Open

Keywords: transition metals; metal complexes; metallodrugs; drug development; synthesis; imaging agents; structure– activity ratio

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

Lung Cancers: An Update on Molecular Diagnostics and Therapy

edited by

Mariusz Chabowski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6640 | Submission Open

Keywords: lung cancer; cancer cachexia; prognosis; anti-lung cancer agents

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

Kynurenic Acid: Emerging Research Advances and Therapeutic Implications

edited by Piotr Paluszkiewicz and Monika Turska-Kozłowska

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6627 | Submission Open

Keywords: kynurenic acid; kynurenine pathway; kynurenine; therapeutic use; supply and distribution

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

Structural Dynamics of Macromolecules

edited by

Ki Hyun Nam

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6590 | Submission Open

Keywords: Structural biology; Structural dynamics; Serial crystallography; X-ray crystallography; Cryo-EM time-resolved studies; Molecular dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biophysics)

New Sights: Genetic Advances and Challenges in Rare Diseases

edited by

Luisa M. Botella

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6202 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare diseases; cavernomas; NGS; exome/genome; epigenome; undiagnosed rare diseases; phenotype– genotype correlations; transcription regulation; biomarkers; personalized medicine; precision medicine

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

New Insights into Cardiac Ion Channel Regulation 3.0

edited by

Ademuyiwa S. Aromolaran

and

Brian P. Delisle

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6150 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Bioactive Compounds in Cancers

edited by

Patricia M. A. Silva

Honorina Cidade

and

Hassan Bousbaa

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5911 | Submission Open

Keywords: anticancer strategies; bioactive compounds; natural products; synthetic products; medicinal chemistry; drug repurposing; drug delivery systems

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

Neurotransmitters in Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Ryoma Morigaki

and

Helen N. Schwerdt

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5885 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurotransmitters; basal ganglia; neurodegenerative disease; Parkinson’ s disease; neuromodulators; neuroengineering; microfabrication; neurochemicals; neurochemical sensing; electrochemical recording; aptamer; microdialysis; fluid sampling; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)

New Computational Methodologies for Computer-Aided Drug Design and Chemoinformatics

edited by

Hanoch Senderowitz

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5872 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemoinformatics; machine learning; data mining; quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR); quantitative structure property relationship (QSPR); computer aided drug design (CADD); molecular descriptors; databases; chemical space; data visualization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) in Immunity and Diseases: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jasmin Knopf

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5857 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutrophils; neutrophil functions; neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs); NETs biology; NETs in autoimmune diseases; NETs in immune response; NETs in development and progression of cancer diseases; NETs in immunothrombosis; degradation of NETs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Molecular Research on Prostate Cancer

edited by

Yaser Gamallat

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5676 | Submission Open

Keywords: prostate cancer; molecular biology; genomics; biomarkers; signaling pathways; precision medicine; treatment resistance; epigenetics; therapeutic targets

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

Epilepsy: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapies

edited by

Dorota Teresa Nieoczym

Kinga Gawel

and

Agnieszka Zelek-Molik

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5656 | Submission Open

Keywords: epilepsy; seizures; epileptogenesis; anticonvulsant drugs; ion channels; neurotransmitters; molecular mechanisms; epilepsy/seizure models

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

Non-coding RNAs and Human Diseases: Current Status and Future Perspectives—2nd Edition

edited by

Justyna Niderla-Bielińska

Ewa Jankowska-Steifer

and

Paweł Włodarski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5655 | Submission Open

Keywords: miRNA; human disease; lncRNA; targeted therapy; diagnostic biomarkers; cell physiology; gene silencing; epigenetic regulation; cancer exosomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Synthesis, Characterization and Phyto-Function of Nanophotocatalysts

edited by

Maria G. P. M. S. Neves

Carla Isabel Madeira dos Santos

and

Nuno M. M. Moura

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5540 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanophotocatalysts; green synthesis; hydrogen generation; pollutants; fine chemistry; photoinactivation; cancer; microorganisms

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

Genetic Engineering in Microbial Biotechnology

edited by

Fernando Santos-Beneit

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5154 | Submission Open

Keywords: white biotechnology; red biotechnology; green biotechnology; yellow biotechnology; genetic engineering; microorganisms; bacteria; enzymes; genetics; bioproducts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology)

The Contribution of Genetics and Genomics to Crop Breeding for Quantitative/Qualitative Traits

edited by

Anna M. Mastrangelo

, Maria Anna Russo and

Daniela Marone

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5146 | Submission Open

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

Advances on Retinal Diseases: 2nd Edition

edited by Minzhong Yu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4950 | Submission Open

Keywords: retina; optic nerve; ocular disorder; retinal disease; genetic mutation; aging; drug side effects; novel mutations/biomarkers; signaling pathways; spectral domain optical coherence tomography; stem cell; gene therapy

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

Interaction of Nanomaterials with the Immune System: 3rd Edition

edited by

Rob J. Vandebriel

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4939 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanoparticles; nanomedicines; immune system; infection; inflammation; allergy; autoimmunity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Nanoscience)

Bioactive Lipids and Their Derivatives in Biomedical Applications

edited by

Marcelo Einicker-Lamas

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4846 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive lipids; phospholipids; sphingolipids; signaling; prostanoids; fatty acids; endocannabinoids; cholesterol; cell membrane; receptors

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

Advanced Research on Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors

edited by

Bouchra Edderkaoui

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4824 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemokines; chemokine receptors; chronic diseases; angiogenesis; fracture; regeneration; chemokine function; expression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

Virus and Cancers: Association with the Disease and Therapies

edited by

Gioacchin Iannolo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4783 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus; oncovirus; oncolytic therapy; cancer; cancer stem cells

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

Immunity in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Systemic Immune Imbalance, Neuroinflammation, and Beyond

edited by

Ivana Munitic

and

Frenkel Dan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4763 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegeneration; CNS immunosurveillance; neuroinflammation; neuro-immune axis; glia; T cells; phagocytosis; immunomodulation; autoimmunity; immunodeficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)

Immune-Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Signaling Pathways Involved in Human Disorders

edited by

Alessio Ardizzone

and

Emanuela Esposito

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4735 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation; neuroinflammation; immune system; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)

Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Metabolic, Cardiovascular, Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular Issue: 2nd Edition

edited by

Stefano Doccini

Federica Morani

and Claudia Nesti

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4709 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergetics; mitochondrial disorders; biomarkers; OxPhos complexes; mitochondrial DNA; aging; neurodegenerative diseases; cardiovascular diseases; metabolic diseases; therapies to counteract mitochondrial dysfunction 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 page is in English Translate to Simplified Chinese Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Bengali Bulgarian Catalan Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Italian Japanese Kannada Kazakh Khmer Korean Kurdish (Kurmanji) Lao Latvian Lithuanian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Myanmar (Burmese) Nepali Norwegian Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian Russian Samoan Simplified Chinese Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Traditional Chinese Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Always translate English to Simplified Chinese Never translate English Never translate admin.mdpi.com

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

Oncogenes in Gastrointestinal Cancer

edited by

Gregory Christodoulidis

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4700 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Advanced Molecular Research in Lung Diseases

edited by

Yun-Min Zheng

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4665 | Submission Open

Keywords: lung diseases; cellular processes; molecular mechanisms; new drug discoveries; novel treatment options

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

New Insights of Fungal and Plant Lipids: Structural Diversity, Metabolism and Applications

edited by

Ekaterina Kotlova

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4640 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipidomics; fatty acids; glycerolipids; sphingolipids; sterols; oxylipins; fungal and plant lipid metabolism

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

(Di)electrical and Catalytic Functionality in Advanced (Bio)materials: Synthesis and Structure–Properties Investigation

edited by

Jana Pisk

and

Luka Pavic

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4634 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; (di)electrical and catalytic functionality; advanced (bio)materials; catalytic material; electrical material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Recent Advances in Luminescence: From Mechanisms to Applications

edited by

Pavel Alexandrovich Danilov

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4633 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoluminescence; halide perovskites; bioimaging; phonon-assisted upconversion; fluorescent sensors; photoluminescence microspectroscopy; luminescent nanothermometry; luminescence of biological tissues; color centers; quantum dots

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

Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Immune Modulation

edited by

Jörg Lehmann

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4500 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry)

Molecular Mechanism of Diabetic Kidney Disease

edited by

Ligia Petrica

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4483 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetics; epigenetics; inflammation; mitochondrial dysfunction; proteomics; lipidomics; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Polymers in Biological Systems

edited by

Anton P. Bonartsev

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4457 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural polymers; biomimetic properties; biocompatibility; biodegradability; mechanical properties; cells; cell cultures; tissues; organs; microbial communities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Recent Progress of Opioid Research, 2nd Edition

edited by

Soichiro Ide

and

Kazutaka Ikeda

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4454 | Submission Open

Keywords: opioids; opioid crisis; pain; analgesic; addiction; dependence; stress; reward; opioid peptides; opioid use disorder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)

Genomics: Infectious Disease and Host-Pathogen Interaction 3.0

edited by

Franklin W.N. Chow

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4449 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; NGS; small RNA; host-pathogen interaction; pathogen detection; viruses; fungi; parasites; bacteria; evolution

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

The Chitosan Biomaterials: Advances and Challenges—2nd Edition

edited by

Lacramioara Popa

Mihaela Violeta Ghica

and Cristina Elena Dinu-Pirvu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4352 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitosan; chitosan biomaterials; chitosan derivatives; drug delivery; wound healing; tissue regeneration; dentistry; smart biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science)

Role of Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Related Methods in Drug Discovery

edited by

Huanxiang Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4334 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug discovery; virtual screening; molecular dynamics simulations; lead compounds; binding free energy; ligand dissociation; residence time

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)

Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposites on the Basis of 'Three Pillars' (Organic Compounds, Metal Nanoparticles, and Carbon Nanomaterials)

edited by

Tamara Basova

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4242 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic/inorganic composites; hybrid materials; composite materials; organic films; polymers; aromatic molecules; metal nanoparticles; carbon nanomaterials; carbon nanotubes; graphene

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Nanoscience)

Molecular Genetics in Neurodegenerative Disorders: 2nd Edition

edited by

Orietta Pansarasa

and

Matteo Bordoni

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4197 | Submission Open

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

Virus Entry Inhibitors

edited by

Asim Debnath

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4165 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral entry; entry inhibitors; small molecules; peptidomimetics; peptide-based; broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)

Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2.0

edited by

Bhagavatula Moorthy

and

Romi Ghose

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4163 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Latest Research in Pathogenesis, Detection and Treatment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Cristian Turato

and

Stefania Cannito

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4100 | Submission Open

Keywords: human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); tumour microenvironment; biomarkers; immunotherapy; epigenetic modulators; precise medicine; combination strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

Stress-Related Disorders and Depression: From Molecular Basis to Therapy (2nd Edition)

edited by

Irena Nalepa

and

Agnieszka Zelek-Molik

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4091 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychobiology of stress; depression; posttraumatic stress disorder; anxiety disorders; animal models; biogenic monoamines; glucocorticoids; inflammation; antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)

Notch Signaling Pathways

edited by Marcia Bellon

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4086 | Submission Open

Keywords: Notch signaling; Notch and the tumor microenvironment; Notch therapeutics; Notch neuronal aspects; Notch cardiac aspects; Notch immune aspects; Notch endocrine development processes; Notch and stem cells; Notch single cell analysis; Notch noncanonical signaling pathways; Notch as a tumor suppressor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)

New Insights into Glioblastoma: Cellular and Molecular (2nd Edition)

edited by

Giuseppe Lombardi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3998 | Submission Open

Keywords: glioblastoma; glioma; brain tumors; targeted therapy

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

New Perspective in the Molecular Pathways Involved in Acute and Chronic Lung Injury

edited by

Marika Cordaro

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3912 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute lung injury; chronic lung injury; molecular pathways; treatment; therapeutic targets; inflammation; oxidative stress; respiratory disease

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

Oral Cancer and Disease in Humans and Animals

edited by Maria Leonor Delgado and

Luís Monteiro

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3893 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer biomarkers; mitosis; cell cycle; animal models; comparative pathology; cancer stem cell; cancer epidemiology; cancer risk factors; cancer biomarker; tissue microarray; immunohistochemistry; microarray; microRNA; molecular diagnostics; proteomics; tumor microenvironment; treatment response; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; translation cancer research; zoonosis; gross pathology

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

Drug Delivery to the Central Nervous System: From Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation

edited by

Masaru Tanaka

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3826 | Submission Open

Keywords: central nervous system; central nervous system diseases; drug delivery systems; blood– brain barrier; blood– cerebrospinal fluid barrier; drug design; nanomedicine; neuropharmacology; neuroprotective agents; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Advances in Sphingolipids

edited by