Advances in Smooth Muscle Pharmacology
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 661
Special Issue Editors
Interests: smooth muscles; gastric motility; uterine contractions; potassium channels; nitric oxide; polyphenols; quercetin; resveratrol; beta-adrenoceptor
Interests: smooth muscles; gastric motility; uterine contractions; potassium channels; polyphenols
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Smooth muscle tissue is essential for regulating a wide range of physiological processes, including vascular tone regulation, gastrointestinal motility, airway constriction, and urogenital functions. Dysfunctions in smooth muscle contribute to significant clinical conditions such as hypertension, aneurysms, coronary artery spasms, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroparesis, urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, dysmenorrhea, or infertility.
This Special Issue entitled "Advances in Smooth Muscle Pharmacology" aims to highlight cutting-edge research in smooth muscle pharmacology, focusing on novel signaling pathways, receptor–ligand interactions, ion channel regulation, and the development of new therapeutic agents. Emphasis is also placed on translational approaches that bridge basic research with clinical applications, providing insights into how innovative pharmacological strategies can address unmet medical needs.
The Special Issue explores the recent breakthroughs in studying smooth muscle function, regulation, and therapeutic targeting. By bringing together interdisciplinary contributions from molecular biology, biophysics, and pharmacology, this Special Issue seeks to advance our understanding of smooth muscle pathophysiology and stimulate the development of targeted therapies.
Dr. Beata Modzelewska
Dr. Tomasz Kleszczewski
Dr. Jacek Kapała
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smooth muscle regulation
- pharmacological interventions
- ion channel modulation
- receptor–ligand dynamics
- therapeutic drug development
- vascular tone regulation
- smooth muscle disorders
- translational pharmacology
- cellular signaling pathways
- pathophysiology
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