Molecular Advances in Neurologic and Neurodegenerative Disorders
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 December 2024 | Viewed by 59
Special Issue Editors
2. CENEMED Platform for Interdisciplinary Research, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Universitatii Street, No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania
Interests: neuroscience; neurophysiology; neurology; neurodegeneration; gastroenterology; animal physiology; animal behaviour; biochemistry; enzymology; molecular biology; molecular genetics; oxidative stress
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2. Faculty of Medicine, Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Interests: neuroanatomy; neuropathology; psychiatry; functional neurological disorders; traumatic brain injury; post-concussion syndrome; chronic traumatic encephalopathy; neurodegeneration; dementia
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue, “Molecular Advances in Neurologic and Neurodegenerative Disorders”. The goal of the current Special Issue is to bring together experts in neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs), as well as specialists in traumatic brain injury (TBI), to elucidate several aspects regarding the implications of head trauma on the long-term predisposition to neurodegenerative processes. As it is currently accepted that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is the most common effect of repetitive head trauma, it was recently shown to have a strong molecular resemblance with typical neurodegeneration as seen in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and also in other NDDs, such as motor neuron disease (MND) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In this context, we propose this Special Issue to cover the molecular resemblances and differences between TBI and NDDs and to discuss the evidence of the possible predisposition to NDDs as a consequence of TBI. The molecular resemblances and differences could address every structural level, including but not restricted to neurosignalling, neurodegenerative processes, brain–gut axis impairment, oxidative stress, and chronic inflammation. We invite authors to contribute original research papers and reviews.
Dr. Ioana-Miruna Balmus
Dr. Ioannis Mavroudis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- traumatic brain injury
- chronic traumatic encephalopathy
- Alzheimer’s disease
- motor neuron disease
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- neurosignalling
- neurodegeneration
- brain–gut axis impairment
- oxidative stress
- chronic inflammation
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