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Computer-Aided Drug Design and Drug Discovery

edited by

Dragos Mihai

and

George Mihai Nitulescu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 27535 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemoinformatics; bioinformatics; molecular modeling; virtual screening; molecular docking; quantitative structure– activity relationship (QSAR); pharmacophore modeling; target identification; repurposing; ADME-T prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Jolanta Saczko: Pharmaceutical Science in Electrochemotherapy

edited by

Nina Rembiałkowska

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6296 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemotherapy; cell membrane permeability; pulsed electric; field anticancer compounds delivery; natural compounds; bioactive compounds; plant extract; cytotoxicity; anticancer activity; antiproliferative activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Kynurenine Pathway: A Novel Therapeutic Opportunity

edited by

Verónica Pérez de la Cruz

Tonali Blanco-Ayala

and

Daniela Ramírez-Ortega

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5292 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pharmacological Insight into NMDA Receptor Antagonists

edited by

Franck Jean Talmont

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2884 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionotropic receptors; NMDA receptors; antidepressants; radiotracers; neurodegenerative diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Novel Imidazole Derivatives in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by Dorota Olender,

Justyna Żwawiak

and

Lucjusz Zaprutko

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1218 | Submission Open

Keywords: imidazole; nitroimidazole derivatives; biological activities; synthesis; heterocyclic drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Liquid Chromatography in the Analysis of Bioactive Compounds for Pharmaceutical Interest—3rd Edition

edited by

Jan Oszmianski

and

Sabina Lachowicz-Wiśniewska

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1061 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant materials; pharmaceuticals; product quality; innovative methods; polyphenolic compounds; isoprenoids; bioactive compounds; food chemistry; natural products; mass spectrometry; extraction; LC-MS/MS techniques; HPLC-DAD-MS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Advances in Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Neuroprotection in Glaucoma

edited by Najam A. Sharif

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1056 | Submission Open

Keywords: Genetics & Epigenetics; Enzymes; Ion-channels; miRNAs; Gene and Cell Therapies; Optogenetics; Novel techniques/technologies; Receptors; Ocular hypertension; Intraocular pressure; Retina; Optic Nerve; Brain Visual centers; Animal Models of Glaucoma; Neuroprotection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Discovery of Natural Products as Potential Antidiabetic Agents

edited by

Fernando Calzada

and

Miguel Valdes

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 514 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetes mellitus; diabetes complications; glucosidase inhibitors; antidiabetic agents; molecular mechanism; new drug development; pharmacology; molecular docking assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Channels as Novel Therapeutic Targets

edited by

Dana Cucu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11135 | Submission Open

Keywords: TRP channels; signalling pathways; tumoral process; pain; migration; apoptosis; inflammation; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Cancer Chemoradiotherapy

edited by

Chiwen Luo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7119 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemotherapy; radiotherapy; chemoradiotherapy; immunotherapy; mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Magnetic Nanoparticles (MNPs) in Biomedical Applications

edited by

Sandile Phinda Songca

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5841 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic nanoparticles; magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic hyperthermia; cancer therapy; bone therapy; magnetically targeted drug delivery; magnetic hyperthermia drug release; antimicrobial; tissue engineering; biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Insights into Vitamin E Therapy

edited by

Stefan Lorkowski

and

Maria Wallert

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open

Keywords: vitamin E synthesis; non-communicable diseases; cardiovascular diseases; cardiometabolic diseases; fatty liver diseases; skin diseases; inflammation; AVED

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Inhibitors of κB Kinase (IKK) and Nuclear Factor Kappa-B (NF-κB): Attractive Drug Targets

edited by Guozhou Xu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: IkB kinase; kinase activation; protein– protein interaction; ATP-competitive small-molecule kinase inhibitor; inflammatory disease; autoimmune disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advances in Natural Products and Their Derivatives for Metabolic and Chronic Inflammatory Disease Therapy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eduarda Fernandes

Marisa Freitas

and

Ana Teresa Rufino

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; metabolic diseases; chronic inflammation; drug discovery; biological activity; diabetes; obesity; rheumatic diseases

Pharmacological Therapies for Stress-Related Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder

edited by

Anita Kovács

and

Attila Tóth

submission deadline 21 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2918 | Submission Open

Keywords: new targets and therapies for stress-related disorders; molecular mechanism of drugs; ASD; PTSD; MDD; antidepressant; depression; animal model for depression; ASD; microbiome; gut-brain axis; brain electrophysiology; neuron activity in ASD

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Multi-target Drug Treatments for Neurodegenerative Disease

edited by

Manuela Leri

and

Marzia Vasarri

submission deadline 22 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10141 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; nutraceuticals; natural compounds; Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Psychiatric Drug Treatment and Drug Addiction

edited by

Javier Navarro-Zaragoza

submission deadline 23 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1657 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug addiction; drug abuse; psychiatric disorder; drug dependence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

New Perspectives on Chemoinformatics and Drug Design

edited by

Bruno Silva Andrade

Vasco Azevedo

Debmalya Barh

and

Aristóteles Góes-Neto

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13415 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug discovery; cheminformatics; artificial intelligence; drug repurposing; ligand screening; molecular dynamics; computational methods; emerging viruses; antibiotics; reverse vaccinology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Therapeutic Strategies and Targets to Improve the Efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade

edited by

Yanfeng Gao

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11643 | Submission Open

Keywords: PD-1/PD-L1; immune checkpoint; radiotherapy; chemotherapy; targeted therapy; angiogenesis; vaccine; TLR; STING; metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacological Activities of Heparin and Related Drugs

edited by

Deirdre R. Coombe

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11096 | Submission Open

Keywords: heparin; heparan sulfate mimic; heparin mimetic; heparin-like; heparinoids; sulfated polysaccharide drug; heparosan

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Neuroblastoma Pathogenesis and Therapy

edited by

Saurabh Agarwal

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10916 | Submission Open

Keywords: Neuroblastoma; Pediatric cancers; Neural crest; Pathogenesis; Metastasis; Epigenetics; Therapeutic approach; Tumorigenesis; Signaling mechanisms; Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Structural and Other Proteomics Approaches in Drug Discovery

edited by

Marino F. A. Santos

and

Luís Passarinha

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6324 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; chemoproteomics; computational modelling; drug discovery; mass spectrometry; protein structure; proteomics structural; proteomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Therapeutic Mechanisms of Nature Products against Insulin Resistance 2024

edited by

Anne-Dominique Lajoix

and

Didier Tousch

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5914 | Submission Open

Keywords: insulin resistance; signaling pathways; liver; skeletal muscle; adipose tissues; traditional medicine; plants; fungus; algae; food ingredients

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Recent Developments of Chalcones and Their Derivatives in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by

Luis Octavio Regasini

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5161 | Submission Open

Keywords: chalcone; antibacterial; antifungal; antimicrobial; anticancer; antiprotozoal; anthelmintic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Lipid-Based Nanocarriers in Drug Delivery and Theranostic Applications

edited by Rosario Pignatello and

Claudia Carbone

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5091 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN); nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC); liposomes; nanoemulsions; supramolecular nanocarriers; lipidization; lipid– drug conjugates; drug targeting; drug delivery; imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Drug and Gene Delivery Strategies for Breast Cancer Therapy

edited by

Frederico Pittella

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4998 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery system; gene delivery; breast cancer; nanoparticles; RNAi; gene therapy; liposomes; micelles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Gut Microbiota Metabolites in Intestinal Inflammation and Fibrosis

edited by

George Kolios

and

Eirini Filidou

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4947 | Submission Open

Keywords: intestinal inflammation; inflammatory bowel diseases; microbiota; microbiome; probiotics; fecal transplantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Antiradical, Chemopreventive and Antimicrobial Effects of Bioactive Natural Substances

edited by

Grażyna Zgórka

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4512 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural radical scavengers; chemopreventive agents; antimicrobials; chemical and biomedical analysis; biological studies in vitro/in vivo

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Natural Products for the Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases

edited by

Carlos Vaamonde-García

and

María Carmen De Andrés

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4327 | Submission Open

Keywords: mediterranean diet; flavonoids; phenolic compounds; carotenoids; oils; fatty acids; herbal byproducts; arthritis; osteoarthritis; systemic lupus erythematosus; gout

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Natural Products for Potential Use of Neuroprotective and Neurorestorative Effects

edited by Lorenza Guarnieri and

Francesca Bosco

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3618 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative disease; neurodegeneration; neuroinflammation; nutritional interventions; brain damage; neurological diseases; natural compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Discovery, Metabolism and Potential Bio-Activities of Natural Products in Traditional Medicine 2024

edited by

Shengbao Cai

and Jiangbo He

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2633 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional medicine; natural product; bioaccessibility and bioavailability; bioactivity evaluation; metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Multitargeted Compounds: A Promising Approach in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by Abdallah Hamze

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2065 | Submission Open

Keywords: multitargeted compounds; medicinal chemistry; rational design; drug discovery; synergistic effects; emerging technologies; therapeutic applications; dual compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—The application of Adjuvants and Nanomaterials in Antimicrobial Intervention

edited by

Jong Heon Kim

William Hart-Cooper

Jennifer Wilson-Welder

and

Rohana Dassanayake

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2016 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternatives to antibiotics; antimicrobial/antibacterial; biodegradable polymers; infectious diseases; molecule repurposing; nanotechnology; natural products; redox molecules; selective optimization; synergism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—New Insights in Medicinal Chemistry of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds

edited by

María del Carmen Terán Moldes

and Pedro Besada Pereira

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1448 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug design; synthesis; nitrogen heterocycles; nitrogen functional groups; biological activity; structure-activity relationship; molecular modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Novel Treatments and Technologies for Retinal Diseases

edited by

Michael John Tolentino

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: age-related macular degeneration; diabetic retinopathy; retinal degeneration; novel therapeutics; imaging biomarkers; artificial intelligence; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Advances in Mass Spectrometry Metrology in Pharmaceutical Sciences

edited by Andrew P. Bowman and Rob J. Vreeken

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1202 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical standards; calibration; quality control; reference materials; validation; impurities; stability; traceability; analytical methods; drug analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Amyloid Composition and Structure-Based Development of Therapeutic and Diagnostic Agents

edited by Emily B. Martin and Jonathan S. Wall

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Smooth Muscle and Endothelial Cells as Pharmacological Targets for Acute Oxidative Stress

edited by Charles E. Norton

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: reactive oxygen species; oxidative stress; smooth muscle cells; endothelium; ischemia/reperfusion; stroke; myocardial infarction; traumatic brain injury

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Heterocyclic Compounds in Medicinal Chemistry: New Advances

edited by

Giorgio Giorgi

Gonzalo Recabarren Gajardo

and

Rino Ragno

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug design; medicinal chemistry; organic synthesis; biological activity; aromatic heterocycles; fused heterocycles; nitrogen; oxygen; sulfur; spectroscopic properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Mitochondrial Protease ClpP in Antitumor-Drug Development: Recent Advances and Challenges

edited by

Maria Grazia Perrone

and

Morena Miciaccia

submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: caseinolytic peptidase P (ClpP); mitochondrial protein quality control; small molecules as targeted drugs; cancer therapy; high-grade glioma; breast cancer; prostate adenocarcinoma; hematological malignancies; bladder cancer; ovarian cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Drug Candidates for the Treatment of Immune Disease 2023

edited by

Francois Dufrasne

submission deadline 26 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5834 | Submission Open

Keywords: immune system; immune disease; drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Pharmacological Modulation of Lipoproteins

edited by

Soumaya Ben-Aicha

submission deadline 26 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 684 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipoproteins; lipid-lowering drugs; hypercholesterolemia; LDL; HDL; health disorder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pharmaceutical Excipients in Formulation Design and Drug Delivery

edited by

Beverley D. Glass

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15376 | Submission Open

Keywords: formulation; excipients labelling; adverse effects; inactive ingredients; stability; regulation and quality; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Advances in Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer

edited by

Cristina Pacheco-Soares

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; cancer treatment; photosensitizers; targeted therapy; combination therapies; mechanisms of action; molecular biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Bioactive Compounds through Structural Modification of Natural Products

edited by

Patricia Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; COVID-19; inflammation; inflammatory bowel diseases; endometriosis; antinociceptive compounds; pulmonary inflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Nitrogen Containing Scaffolds in Medicinal Chemistry 2023

edited by

Valentina Noemi Madia

and Valeria Tudino

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5885 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen-based heterocycles; bioactive compounds; structure-based drug design; structure-activity relationship; in silico studies; ADMET properties; microwave-assisted synthesis; green chemistry; multicomponent reactions; phytochemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Natural Products and Their Modifications as Agents Used in the Fight against Pathogens

edited by

Anna Duda-Madej

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5581 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extract; natural compounds; multidrug-resistant strains; intestinal microbiota; chemical modyfication; biotransformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Therapeutic Potential of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs)

edited by

Goreti Pereira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5197 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic nanostructures; plasmonic nanomaterials; photothermal therapy; photodynamic therapy; antimicrobial; antioxidant; anticancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advances in Drug Analysis and Drug Development

edited by

Daniela Amidžić Klarić

and Ana Mornar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2366 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical methodology; chromatographic techniques; spectrometric techniques; thermal analysis techniques; sample preparation; drug stability; compatibility study; bioavailability studies; therapeutic drug monitoring; quality by design in pharmaceutical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Medicinal Metal Ions and Metal-Based Complex

edited by Rosita Cappai and

Valeria M. Nurchi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1375 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal complexes; metal-based drugs; medicinal chemistry; chelating agents; solution equilibria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

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