Blood Cells in Human Health and Disease
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Biochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 1580
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Red blood cells (RBCs, or erythrocytes) are phenomenal cells whose functional responsibility is far from limited to oxygen delivery to the tissues of our body. The unique properties of the RBC membrane and cytoskeleton components, as well as the molecular interactions and regulation of hemoglobin and other cytosolic molecules, precisely determine their unique functionality in transporting respiratory gases and physiological regulations. It is evident that RBC physiological and biophysical features are drastically altered under numerous inherited and pathological conditions (e.g., congenital hemoglobinopathies, cardiovascular and metabolic abnormalities, infections) and aging (in vivo and during storage). These aspects are at the top of dynamic, interdisciplinary, and multifaceted RBC research. We are pleased to share that we have opened a Special Issue dedicated to novel studies of the biochemical, hemodynamic, and biophysical properties of RBCs. State-of-the-art novel findings about the interaction of erythrocytes with external factors and the implications of this exposure in health will be welcome. These issues can be discussed from an experimental, clinical, or numerical point of view.
Dr. Leonid Livshits
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- red blood cell
- RBC membrane
- RBC biophysical properties
- RBC rheology
- RBC mechanical properties
- RBC membrane vesiculation
- RBC clearance
- RBC in diabetes
- hemoglobinopathies
- RBC storage
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