Dopamine Signaling Pathway in Health and Disease
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Translational Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 34686
Special Issue Editors
Interests: synaptic plasticity; synaptic transmission; signaling pathways; regulation of gene expression
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Interests: Neuromodulation; synaptic plasticity; learning and memory; neurodegeneration
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Interests: neuronal plasticity and homeostasis; autophagy; protein synthesis; intellectual disability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter modulating multiple and essential physiological functions of the central nervous system, including motor behavior, affective and emotional states, reward and reinforcement behaviors, and other higher cognitive functions. The four major dopaminergic pathways are the nigrostriatal, the mesocortical, the mesolimbic, and the tuberoinfundibular pathway.
Dysfunction in the dopaminergic transmission is recognized as a core alteration in several neurological and psychiatric disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and addiction.
This Special Issue on the “Dopamine Signaling Pathway in Health and Disease” will present a selection of original research papers and reviews concerning the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying dopaminergic neuromodulation under physiological conditions and in preclinical cellular and animal models of dopaminergic neurodegeneration as well as novel potential pharmacological approaches for dopamine-related disorders.
Prof. Dr. Floriana Volpicelli
Prof. Dr. Maria Concetta Miniaci
Dr. Luisa Speranza
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- differentiation
- disease modeling
- dopamine and drugs
- gene expression
- human stem cells
- neuronal development
- reprogramming
- signaling pathways
- neurodegeneration
- neuromodulation
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