Special Issues

Life runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Immunity in Viral or Bacterial Infections
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submission deadline 6 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4416 | Submission Open
Keywords: acquired immunity; innate immunity; viral infection; bacterial infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
New Insights into Non-Hodgkin’s B-lymphomas: The Evolving Landscape in the Next-Generation Target Therapy Era submission deadline 6 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords:   non-Hodgkin’ s lymphoma;   target therapy;   immunotherapy;   monoclonal antibodies;   CAR-T cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Immunology in Sexual Reproductive Biology and Medicine submission deadline 9 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1186 | Submission Open
Keywords: in vitro fertilization; genetics in animal breeding; artificial insemination; reproductive efficiency; immunoinfertility; miscarriage; repeated implantation failure; recurrent pregnancy loss; immunocontraception; pregnancy complications; reproductive tract mucosal immunology; fetal tolerance; blood-placental barrier; wildlife reproduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Biology)
Cornea and Anterior Eye Diseases
edited by and Giancarlo Montani
submission deadline 9 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open
Keywords: cornea; anterior eye; corneal dystrophy; dry eye; ocular surface; ocular imaging; contact lenses; contact lens complications; primary eye care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Nutrition Acquisition and Transport in Plants
edited by Cheng-Hsun Ho
submission deadline 9 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; nutrition acquisition and distribution; nutrition usage efficiency (NEU)  ; modern crop plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Apoptosis and Autophagy: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 9 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open
Keywords: crosstalk between apoptosis and autophagy; apoptosis/autophagy and tumorigenesis; impairment of cell death in cancer; targeting; natural compounds; epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering)
Promising Therapeutic Modalities for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
edited by and Ankit Ganeshpurkar
submission deadline 9 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; CNS active molecules; herbal molecules; biologics; CRISPR; CNS targeted formulations; pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
Plant Genomics in a Climate Changes Context submission deadline 14 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
ZIKV Infection: From Basic to Clinical Aspects submission deadline 14 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: Zika virus; epidemiology; virus– host interactions; antivirals; virus evolution; clinical features; pathogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)
Diet–Microbiota Interactions in Human Health and Disease
edited by Fen Zhang, Tao Zuo and Qinglong Wu
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2654 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiota; diet; metabolites; personalized nutrition; bioactive dietary compounds; food additive
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Novel Insights into Protein Synthesis Regulation
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submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1467 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein synthesis; ribosomes; ribosome biogenesis; anabolic signaling; mTORC1 pathway; mRNA translation; rRNAs; p70S6K; 4E-BP1; eIF4E; eEF2; atrophy; hypertrophy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Proteins and Proteomics)
Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Tract Cancers submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: pancreatic cancer; biliary tract cancer; cholangiocarcinoma; hepato-biliary tract cancer; biomarkers; resistant cancer therapy; target therapy; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Endoscopic Procedures and Translational Aspects at the Skull Base
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submission deadline 16 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1772 | Submission Open
Keywords: skull base; endoscopic approaches; clinical anatomy; cranial fossa; nasal cavity; orbita  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Mast Cells in Immune Disfunction and Allergic Diseases submission deadline 16 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 958 | Submission Open
Keywords: allergy; Fcε RI; inflammation; immune dysregulation; mast cells; MRGPRX2
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Therapeutic Effects of Natural Products on Human Diseases
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submission deadline 16 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; natural extracts; cancer; neurodegenerative diseases; immunological disorders; metabolic diseases; oriental medicine; micro-organisms; algae; functional foods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
Roles of Genetic Polymorphisms in Vascular Diseases submission deadline 16 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic polymorphism; gene mutation; single nucleotide polymorphism; insertion/deletion polymorphism; functional polymorphism; vascular disease; vascular inflammation; vascular homeostasis; atherothrombosis; embolism; aneurysm; hemangioma
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Origin of Life in Chemically Complex Messy Environments: 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1159 | Submission Open
Keywords: origin of life; complex chemical systems; prebiotic chemistry; prebiotic metabolisms; chemical evolution; prebiotic catalysts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Origin of Life)
Atherosclerosis: From Subclinical Diagnosis to Interventional Treatment submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 991 | Submission Open
Keywords: atherosclerosis; subclinical atherosclerosis; cardiovascular prevention; interventional treatment; coronary syndromes; antiplatelet; anticoagulant; lipid-lowering drugs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Modulation of the Gut Microbiota as a Preventative and Therapeutic Approach to Human Diseases
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 898 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiota; modulation of gut microbiota; nutrients; molecular mechanisms; immunological mechanisms; dysbiosis; gut health; pro/pre/syn/postbiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Novel Mechanisms Involved in Male and Female Reproductive Disorders and Toxicities submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Endogenous Stem and Progenitor Cells in the Development of Cancer submission deadline 21 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: lung cancer; breast cancer; liver cancer; precancer conditions; cancer stem cells; circulating tumor cells; endothelial progenitor cells; mesenchymal stem cells; hematopoietic stem cells; tumorigenesis; tumor microenvironment; therapeutic target; diagnostic markers; target therapy; immunotherapy; T-cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering)
Plant-Derived Natural Products and Their Biomedical Properties submission deadline 23 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6799 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-derived natural products; phytochemicals; antioxidants; inflammation; therapeutic agent
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
Development of Anticancer and Antiviral Drugs submission deadline 23 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3044 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancers; viral diseases; drug development; anticancer drugs; antiviral drugs; drug discovery; structure-based drug designing; molecular biology; cell biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
Fruit Breeding and Breeding submission deadline 23 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1087 | Submission Open
Keywords: fruits; breeding methods; traditional and modern breeding; domestication of fruits; molecular characterization; marker-assisted selection; pre-breeding studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Anxiety Disorders: Neurobiology submission deadline 23 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: anxiety disorders; emotional disorders; neurobiological basis; psychological processes; conceptualization; diagnosis; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Receptor Activation and Selectivity: 2nd Edition submission deadline 23 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open
Keywords: G protein-coupled receptors; chemokines; dimerization; beta-arrestin; biased agonist; pain; inflammation; neuroinflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Research on Cardiac Troponins: Past, Present, and Future submission deadline 25 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3914 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Applications of Microbiology in Agriculture Research
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submission deadline 25 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Molecular Signaling in Metabolic Disease submission deadline 26 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open
Keywords: diabetes; obesity; metabolic syndrome (MetS); biomarkers; insulin resistance; dyslipidemia; nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); cardiovascular diseases (CVD); cancer; molecular mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Insulin-Like Growth Factor from Physiology to Cancer submission deadline 28 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4972 | Submission Open
Keywords: IGF-1 receptor; insulin receptor; target therapies; cancer; anti-cancer therapy resistance; IGF axis; molecular mechanisms; epigenetic mechanisms; post-transcriptional regulation; network analysis; hallmark of cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Nephrotic Syndrome: Circulating From Molecular Mechanisms to Innovative Therapies submission deadline 28 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: nephrotic syndrome; minimal change disease; focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; membranous nephropathy; podocytopathy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Molecular Pathomechanisms and Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease submission deadline 28 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; biomarkers; epigenetics; genetics; genomics; immune mediators; neurodegeneration; neuroinflammation; proteomics; transcriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Advanced Heart Failure Therapy and Mechanical Circulatory Support
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11125 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; heart transplantation; mechanical circulatory support; left ventricular assist device; cardiogenic shock; extracorporeal life support; biomarkers; myocarditis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Trends and Applications submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9930 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical physical medicine and rehabilitation; neurorehabilitation; cardiopulmonary rehabilitation; orthopedic rehabilitation; pediatric rehabilitation; geriatric rehabilitation; cancer rehabilitation; musculoskeletal pain management; physical therapy; occupational therapy; speech and swallowing therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)
New Updates in Adipocytes and Adipose Tissue submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8235 | Submission Open
Keywords: adipose tissue  ; obesity; inflammation; thermogenesis; adipokines; insulin resistance; fat; Adipogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Particular Strategies to Combat the Harmful Impacts of Salinization in Plants: Sodification and Alkalinity submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8226 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation with saline water; sodik alkaline stress; oxidative stress; beneficial elements; antioxidative systems; glyoxalase system; photosynthesis; ion homeostasis; plant water relations; mycorrhizal associations; grafting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Sports Medicine: Nutritional Sciences and Nutritional Biochemistry submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5504 | Submission Open
Keywords: sport nutrition; sport supplementation  ; sport biochemistry; metabolomic; miRNA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology)
Current Views on Knee Osteoarthritis: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5457 | Submission Open
Keywords: knee osteoarthritis; metabolic syndrome; obesity; pathogenesis; adipokines; disease-modifying treatment; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Human Mesenchymal (hMSC) and Induced Pluripotent (hiPSC) Stem Cells submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4898 | Submission Open
Keywords: hiPSC; hMSC; stem cell differentiation; disease modelling; regenerative medicine; basic research; clinical research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering)
Tick-Transmitted Diseases
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4673 | Submission Open
Keywords: tick-borne diseases; bacteria; viruses; protozoans
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)
Age-Related Macular Degeneration: From Mechanisms to Therapy
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4347 | Submission Open
Keywords: dry-AMD; wet-AMD; retinal pigment epithelial cell; drusen; lipofuscin; VEGF; neovascularization; inflammation; phototoxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Clinical Trends and Novel Research Insights in Testicular and Penile Disorders and Infertility submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4317 | Submission Open
Keywords: testicular cancer; penile cancer; penile disorders; testicular disorders; infertility; erectile dysfunction; Peyronie’ s disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Epidemiology of Parasitic Infections: Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4069 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasitic infections; epidemiology; prevalence; risk factors; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)
Untangling Host-Symbiont Coevolutionary History in the High Throughput Sequencing (HTS) Era
edited by and Andrew D. Sweet
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3341 | Submission Open
Keywords: cophylogenetic methods; ectosymbionts; endosymbionts; epigenetics; introgression; long-read sequencing; genome architecture; genome evolution; hybridization; microbiomes; mutualist; parasite; phylogenomics; phylogeography; phylosymbiosis; population genomics; transcriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)
New Advances in Neuroimaging and Brain Functions
edited by Ming-Chang Chiang and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3152 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroimaging; brain functions; neurological diseases; humanities and social sciences; noninvasive methods; AI deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)
Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders: From Pathophysiology to Innovative Approaches submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3057 | Submission Open
Keywords: inflammation; infection; cancer; respiratory tract; head and neck
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
New Advances in Marine Biotoxins and Their Effect
edited by Carlos García
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2267 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine biotoxins; food safety; monitoring; detection; poisoning risks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
The Importance of Diagnosing and Predicting Rheumatic Diseases: Biomarkers, Indexes and Tools
edited by and Santos Castaneda
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1989 | Submission Open
Keywords: prediction and prognosis biomarkers; bioinformatics; GWAS; epiGWAS; SNPs; severity scores; combabilities; cardiovascular and pulmonary combabilities; predictive models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
B-cell Lymphoma
edited by , and Yu Li
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1909 | Submission Open
Keywords: B-cell lymphoma; genomics; epigenetics; biomarker; targeted therapy; tumor microenvironement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Stem Cells in Regeneration and Diseases
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1811 | Submission Open
Keywords: embryonic stem (ES) cell; adult stem cell; somatic stem cell; induced pluripotent stem cells; self-renewal; proliferation; differentiation; stem cell niche; regeneration; stem cell diseases  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering)
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