Pharmacotherapy for Alzheimer’s Disease
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2024) | Viewed by 1905
Special Issue Editor
Interests: neuroscience; Alzheimer’s disease; in vivo studies; drug development; cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals; repurposing current therapeutics
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Dear Colleagues,
A large body of studies highlight that Alzheimer’s disease (AD), described as a complex neurodegenerative disorder with a multilayered nature leading to a progressive decline in cognitive function and irreversible neuronal loss, continues to present a significant and escalating challenge to global health. As the frequency of cases rises and conventional pharmaceutical treatments, which primarily alleviate symptoms and come with numerous side effects, continue to exhibit a high rate of ineffectiveness, there arises a pressing demand for alternative approaches. Despite extensive knowledge on the molecular basis of AD, advancements in developing therapies that truly modify the progression of the disease have proven to be elusive. The ability of the editing system tools, repurposing current therapeutics or utilizing multi-target-directed ligands, presents a promising opportunity to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms driving AD pathogenesis and to discover new therapeutic pathways. This strategy has the potential to facilitate the identification of target molecules and the development of innovative preclinical disease models, thus providing hopeful prospects for therapeutic intervention.
Authors are invited to submit original research and review articles highlighting recent findings in the pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer’s disease. These includes, but are not limited to, novel molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets, developing or repurposing drugs with the ability to target multiple disease features or exploring the risks and benefits of cannabinoid-based drugs.
Dr. Gabriela Dumitrița Stanciu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Alzheimer’s disease
- pharmacotherapy
- therapeutic editing tools
- repurposing existing therapeutics
- multi-target-directed ligands
- preclinical studies
- neurodegeneration
- drug development
- neuroprotection
- cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals
- single-molecule drugs or whole-plant extracts of Cannabis sativa L.
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