Latest Advances and Prospects About the Molecular Metabolism in Muscles
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Genetics and Molecular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, titled “Latest Advances and Prospects About the Molecular Metabolism in Muscles”, in Medicina. Skeletal muscle is a central tissue for human movement, metabolic regulation, and overall health. Recent advances in molecular metabolism have uncovered key regulatory networks controlling muscle function, plasticity, and adaptation under various physiological and pathological conditions. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that drive muscle metabolism is critical for addressing major health challenges, including sarcopenia, cachexia, obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic diseases.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest discoveries and future directions in skeletal muscle metabolism research. We welcome original research articles and reviews that advance our understanding of how molecular, cellular, and metabolic pathways shape muscle performance, regeneration, and adaptation across the lifespan. This Special Issue aligns with Medicina’s mission to bridge basic science with translational and clinical applications that improve human health.
In this Special Issue, we welcome submissions including, but not limited to, the following:
- Molecular signaling pathways regulating muscle metabolism.
- Mitochondrial function, oxidative stress, and muscle bioenergetics.
- Skeletal muscle adaptation to exercise and nutritional interventions.
- Sarcopenia, muscle wasting, and metabolic diseases.
- Non-coding RNAs and epigenetic regulation in muscle biology.
- Muscle regeneration, stem cells, and tissue engineering approaches.
- Translational and therapeutic strategies targeting muscle metabolism.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Dr. Natasha Jaiswal
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- skeletal muscle metabolism
- mitochondrial function
- muscle adaptation
- sarcopenia
- molecular signaling
- muscle regeneration
- exercise
- nutrition
- epigenetics
- muscle bioenergetics
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