Toxicology Research: Understanding and Predicting Compound—Induced Toxicity
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Toxicology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 889
Special Issue Editors
Interests: animal models; organophosphates; acetylcholinesterase; neurochemistry; in vitro toxicology models; protein aggregation; cytotoxicity; skin diseases; nerve agents
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Interests: animal models; skin diseases; pharmaceutical/cosmeceutical testing; cytotoxicity; biocompatibility; in vitro models; a-synuclein; protein aggregation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences will cover a selection of recent research and review articles on “Toxicology Research: Understanding and Predicting Compound—Induced Toxicity”.
The prediction of compounds’ toxicity is important for drug development and in understanding the toxicity of various industrial and domestic chemicals. Multiple compounds are synthesized every year, and many new ones are entering the market, thus demanding the development of robust toxicology assessment platforms. For this, chemical threats should also be taken into consideration, and toxicological approaches are needed to understand their mechanisms of action and develop effective countermeasures.
Currently, there are multiple ways to assess the toxicity of a given or emerging chemical, including computational approaches, in vitro models, and in vivo studies. This Special Issue focuses on molecular toxicology; therefore, clinical studies, including biomolecular experiments that provide mechanistic insights into compound-induced toxicity, will be welcomed.
Suitable topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Molecular toxicology;
- Emerging toxicology;
- Drug-induced toxicity;
- Neurotoxicology;
- Organ toxicology (kidney, lung, skin, etc.);
- Animal models for toxicity studies;
- In vitro models for toxicity assessment;
- Pesticides;
- Industrial chemicals;
- Nerve agents;
- In silico toxicology;
- QSAR and SAR studies.
Dr. Georgios Pampalakis
Dr. Eleni Zingkou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- molecular toxicology
- emerging toxicology
- drug-induced toxicity
- organ toxicology
- animal models
- in silico toxicology
- in vitro models
- pesticides
- industrial chemicals
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