Addressing New Therapeutic Strategies Using Models
A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2021) | Viewed by 57414
Special Issue Editors
2. Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), University of Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
3. Department of Zootechnics, School of Sciences and Technology, University of Évora, 7004-516 Évora, Portugal
Interests: veterinary medicine; experimental animal models; lifestyle; tumor angiogenesis; natural compounds; animal welfare
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2. Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: animal models; in vivo studies; natural compounds
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A disease model displays pathological processes observed in human or animal diseases. The models are fundamental tools in biomedical research, and they are invaluable for providing new insights into mechanisms underlying organ function, to establish the pathophysiology of a disease, and to test potential therapeutic approaches.
Models have been long used to study several diseases, including cardiovascular, oncologic, metabolic, infectious, and neurological diseases, among others. Animals or cells displaying pathological processes observed in human or animal diseases have been used as models. Moreover, mathematical models are also of great importance to disease modeling. Animal models offer the unique opportunity to investigate the function of genes and pathways and the in vivo effects of drugs, bridging the gap between basic science and the treatment of diseases. The selection of a suitable model system is a crucial step in research design. For disease modeling to be meaningful, a relevant cellular or genetic phenotype must be observed. Without the use of models, both research and clinical practice worldwide would be vastly different today.
This Special Issue aims to publish original research works or reviews with models of disease, highlighting their importance to search for new therapeutic strategies.
Dr. Ana Faustino
Dr. Paula A. Oliveira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- in vitro
- in vivo
- mathematical
- modeling
- treatment
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