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Pharmacotherapy of Neurodegeneration Disorders

edited by

Magdalena Kondeva-Burdina

and Maya Georgieva

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1634 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegeneration; inflammation; oxidative stress; neuroprotection; new biologically active molecules; heterocycles; synthesis; in silico drug design; pyrrole; MW-assisted synthesis; pharmaceutical chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Cystic Fibrosis

edited by

Giorgio Cozza

Andrea Venerando

and

Ilaria Artusi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1471 | Submission Open

Keywords: cystic fibrosis; CFTR mutations; pathophysiology; inflammation; infection; high-throughput screening; drug development; therapies; treatments; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Ethnopharmacology in Latin America

edited by

Angel Josabad Alonso-Castro

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open

Keywords: Latin America; preclinical; clinical; ethnobotany; pharmacology; chemical standardization; herbal products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Pharmacotherapy for Neuropathic Pain

edited by Vittoria Borgonetti and

Nicoletta Galeotti

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuropathic pain; neuroinflammation; pharmacology; microglia; astrocytes; allodynia; hyperalgesia; personalized therapy; chronic pain; sex differences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

New Insights into Therapy for Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by Robert Joseph Shmookler Reis, Meenakshisundaram Balasubramaniam and

Srinivas Ayyadevara

submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15562 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; Huntington’ s disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; neurodegeneration; inflammation; anti-inflammatory drugs; post-translational modifications; protein misfolding; protein aggregation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Current Therapies for Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and Endometrial Cancer

edited by Ambrogio Pietro Londero,

Anjeza Xholli

and

Angelo Cagnacci

submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9463 | Submission Open

Keywords: endometriosis; adenomyosis; endometrial cancer; hormonal therapy; non-hormonal therapy; pain management; fertility preservation; complementary/alternative medicine; radiation therapy; chemotherapy; immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Use of Anesthetic Agents: Management and New Strategy

edited by

José Luis Guerrero-Orriach

and María Dolores Carmona Luque

submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open

Keywords: anesthetic agents; anesthetic drugs; anesthetic; general anesthetic agents; therapeutic tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Data-Driven Biomarker and Drug Discovery for Complex Disease

edited by

Yin Huang

, Tao Ban and

Huimin Guo

submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1085 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; diabetes; neurodegenerative diseases; genomics; proteomics; metabolomics; systems biology; data mining; biomarker; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Telomere Length and Cardiovascular Disease: A Precursor Marker and Therapeutic Target

edited by

Marios Sagris

and

Dimitris Tousoulis

submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: telomere length; DNA; chromosomes; cardiovascular disease; atherosclerosis; coronary artery disease; valvular disease; heart failure; arrhythmias; peripheral artery disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Pharmacogenomics for Precision Medicine

edited by

Vacis Tatarūnas

submission deadline 23 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacogenomics in precise therapy; tailored medicine; pharmacoeconomics; personalized medicine; education in pharmacogenomics and precise medicine; future directions in pharmacogenomics; pharmacogenomics and phenotype; genotype; epigenetic variation; and gene expression axis in pharmacogenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Peptide Biomaterials for Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Miguel Mendez-Rojas

, Sergio Alberto Bernal Chavez and

Sergio Alcalá Alcalá

submission deadline 24 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptides; pharmaceutical applications; nanomedicine; peptide materials; peptide conjugates; drug delivery systems; nanocarriers; biologics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Enzyme Inhibitors: Potential Therapeutic Approaches

edited by

Phaedra Eleftheriou

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18201 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme inhibitors; drug targets; therapeutic approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Drug Safety and Relevant Issues in the Real-World 2024

edited by

Maria Antonietta Barbieri

Natasha Irrera

and

Irma Convertino

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7370 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug safety; real-world data; prescriptive appropriateness; effectiveness; pharmacovigilance; pharmacoepidemiology; patients’ clinical outcomes; adverse drug reactions

Plant-Derived Natural Compounds as Bioactive Molecules with Beneficial Effects on Human Health

edited by

Diego Morales

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7256 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant bioactives; bioactive compounds; gut microbiome; immune-modulatory; antioxidant; hypocholesterolemic; antihypertensive; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Therapeutic Agents for the Treatment of Tumors in the CNS

edited by

Gautham Gampa

Sani H. Kizilbash

and

Shannon P. Fortin Ensign

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5592 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary brain tumors; glioblastoma; brain metastases (BMs); neuro-oncology; blood– brain barrier (BBB); drug delivery; preclinical PK/PD; molecularly targeted agents; immunotherapy; new modalities

Pyrazole and Thiazole Derivatives in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by

Dimitris Matiadis

Antonella Messore

and

Nicolas Primas

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5435 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Biodegradable Polymeric Nanosystems for Drug Delivery

edited by

Ewa Olȩdzka

and

Urszula Piotrowska

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5333 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Selected Papers from the 9th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry (ECMC2023)

edited by

Alfredo Berzal-Herranz

and

Maria Emília De Sousa

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1869 | Submission Open

Keywords: small molecules as drug candidates; biomolecules; natural products; phages; and cells as therapeutic tools; biological targets and biomarkers; radiopharmaceutical sciences; radiochemistry; (hybrid) imaging; and nuclear medicine; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; pharmaceutical preparations and drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Emerging Freeze Drying and Spray Drying Techniques

edited by

Lauryna Pudžiuvelytė

and

Jurga Bernatoniene

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1590 | Submission Open

Keywords: freeze drying; spray drying; microencapsulation; emulsions; herbal extracts; essential oil; natural ingredients; active ingredients; wall materials; polysaccharides; powders; physicochemical characteristics; microparticles; encapsulation efficiency; biological activity; pharmaceutical forms (tablets; capsules; solutions; gels; etc.); study of stability; study of release in vitro; active compound(s) and wall material interaction; morphology of microparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Exploring Natural Products as Modulators of Oxidative Stress in Health and Disease

edited by

Antonella Di Sotto

and

Silvia Di Giacomo

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-based herbal extracts; waste; natural substances; medicinal plants; food supplements; liver; cancer; noncommunicable diseases; chemoprevention; molecular mechanisms; adverse reactions; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Organochalcogen Molecules and Materials in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by

Agata Pacuła-Miszewska

and

Jacek Ścianowski

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1136 | Submission Open

Keywords: organochalcogen compounds; organochalcogen materials; modern synthetic protocols; biological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

New Targets and Experimental Therapeutic Approaches for Cancers

edited by

Saurabh Agarwal

and Rohit K. Srivastava

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; pharmaceutical therapy; therapeutic targets; drug delivery; immunotherapy; precision medicine; emerging pharmaceutical technologies; combination therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Photonics in Drug Delivery

edited by

Iván Bravo Pérez

and

Carlos Alonso-Moreno

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: photo-biosensors; photodynamic therapy; nanotheragnostic; photosensitive biomarkers; photonic spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

From Bench to Bedside: Expanding the Scope of Thioredoxin Reductase Inhibitors as Promising Therapeutics for Tumors, Inflammatory Disorders, and Infectious Diseases

edited by

Jianqiang Xu

and

Jun Lu

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: thioredoxin reductase; thioredoxin; pharmaceutical effect; small molecule inhibitors; natural herb extracts; antioxidants; trace elements; drug screening/validation; inhibitory effect; mechanism; redox regulation; oxidative stress; tumor cell death; inflammation; infection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Recent Advances in Stomach and Intestinal Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Agustin Rascon-Chu

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: stomach delivery; intestinal delivery; meso– nanostructured carriers; micro– nanoparticles/capsules; permeability enhancement; stability; absorption enhancement; gut delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Antimicrobial Peptides: Design, Synthesis and Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Je-Wen Liou

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial peptide design and modifications; antimicrobial peptide structures; antimicrobial peptide stability; mechanism/mode of action of antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial peptide applications; modulation of infection-related immune and inflammation by peptides; extended applications of antimicrobial peptides for treatments of cancers and other diseases; clinical trials of pharmaceutical peptides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Novel Antimicrobials and the Antimicrobial Activity: New Advances

edited by

Davide Carcione

Luigi Principe

and

Cattaneo Dario

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-drug resistance; infection; mechanism of action; resistance mechanisms; therapeutic medicine; diagnostic tools; antimicrobial stewardship; pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Lithium in Psychiatric Therapy: Celebrating 75th Anniversary

edited by

Janusz K. Rybakowski

and Ewa Ferensztajn-Rochowiak

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium; bipolar disorder; mania; depression; the prevention of recurrences; suicide; dementia; immunomodulation; genetics; kidney function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

P2X Receptors and Their Pharmacology

edited by

Robson Xavier Faria

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: compounds; substances; synthetic; natural product; inhibitor; purinergic receptor; ATP; antagonista

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Using In Vitro and Ex Vivo Models to Evaluate Strategies for Drug Delivery Improvement

edited by

Dewald Steyn

and

Sias Hamman

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenhancers; epithelial tissue; formulation approaches; in vitro models; ex vivo models; nanoparticulate systems; permeation enhancement; smart delivery systems; solubility enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Antimycobacterial Agents: New Advances in Combating Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

edited by Junhao Zhu

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimycobacterial agents; mycobacterium tuberculosis; drug-resistant; tuberculosis; antimicrobial

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Nanomaterial Complexes Used in Cancer Therapies: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Ruizhuo Ouyang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart nanomaterials; stimuli-responsive methods; multimodal imaging; drug delivery; cancer diagnosis and therapy; quantum dots; metallic nanoparticles; liposomes; dendrimers; micelles; polymeric nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Common Medications Used in Anesthesia

edited by Michał Jan Stasiowski

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: anesthesia; medications; pharmacology; perioperative care; drug interactions; patient safety; clinical practice; anesthesia management; drug development; patient outcomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Natural Products in Diabetes Mellitus 2.0

edited by

Ana Angelica Feregrino-Perez

submission deadline 28 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2109 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; hypoglycemia; phenolic compounds; diabetes mellitus; therapeutic; ROS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Drug-Induced and Herbal Hepatotoxicity and Methods of Its Prevention

edited by

Anna Merwid-Ląd

and

Malgorzata Trocha

submission deadline 29 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21282 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug-induced hepatotoxicity; herbal hepatotoxicity; acute and chronic liver damage; pathomechanisms of liver injury; oxidative stress; inflammation; apoptosis and necrosis; fibrosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Design, Synthesis and Development of Novel Antiviral Agents

edited by

Antonio Lupia

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1446 | Submission Open

Keywords: viruses; emerging viral diseases; infectious diseases; antiviral agents; small molecules; structure− activity relationship (SAR) studies; drug design (DD) and synthesis; computer-aided drug discovery (CADD); medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Pharmacotherapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

edited by

Gabriela Dumitrița Stanciu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1402 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; pharmacotherapy; therapeutic editing tools; repurposing existing therapeutics; multi-target-directed ligands; preclinical studies; neurodegeneration; drug development; neuroprotection; cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals; single-molecule drugs or whole-plant extracts of Cannabis sativa L.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Novel Therapeutic Targets and Approaches for the Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

edited by

Marta Rusek

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer's disease; molecular mechanism; drug delivery; drug development; potential therapeutic; advanced therapies; disease-modifying therapy; personalized therapy; clinical trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Development of Copper-Based Drugs: Synthesis, Characterisation and Biological Activity

edited by

Anita Kornicka

and

Łukasz Balewski

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: copper; copper coordination compounds; biologically active agents; radiopharmaceuticals; drug development; drug design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Structural and Other Proteomics Approaches in Drug Discovery

edited by

Marino F. A. Santos

and

Luís Passarinha

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7375 | 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)

Recent Advances and Future Approaches in Preventive and Therapeutic Effects of Vanadium Complexes

edited by

Monika Papież

and

Wirginia Krzyściak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6980 | Submission Open

Keywords: vanadium compounds; antidiabetic; insulinomimetic; antiobesity; anticancer; antimicrobial; cardioprotective; neuroprotective

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Drug Delivery across the Blood–Brain Barrier

edited by

Touraj Ehtezazi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: blood– brain barrier; drug delivery; brain diseases; neuroinflammation; remyelination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Fluoroquinolones

edited by

Cecilia Bove

and

Nuno Manuel Xavier

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluoroquinolones; fluoroquinolone-associated disability; antibiotic safety; fluoroquinolone toxicity; antibiotic stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

DHA and EPA in Health and Disease

edited by

Anna Walczewska

Emilia Zgórzyńska

and

Katarzyna Wieczorek-Szukała

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; DHA; EPA; inflammation; oxidative stress; dietary supplements; cognitive decline; mental health; therapeutic strategies; cardiovascular diseases; hypertension; respiratory diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

New and Emerging Treatment Strategies for Gastrointestinal Diseases

edited by

Daniele Maria-Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastrointestinal diseases; gastrointestinal homeostasis; gastrointestinal injuries; gastrointestinal disturbances; dysbiosis; bile acid; inflammatory bowel diseases; diarrhea

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Polymers in Pharmaceutical Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Clement Higginbotham

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: targeted drug delivery; polymer– drug conjugates; controlled release; stimuli-responsive polymers; pharmaceutical polymers; bioavailability; biodegradable polymers; hydrogels; drug encapsulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Drug Candidates for the Treatment of Oral Cancer and Oral Cancer Pain

edited by

Cara B. Gonzales

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13848 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral cancer; oral cancer pain; drug discovery; natural compounds; immunotherapy; small molecule inhibitors; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Drug Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma

edited by

Abdullah Esmail

and Ala Abudayyeh

submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1002 | Submission Open

Keywords: cholangiocarcinoma; hepatic malignancy; intrahepatic (iCCA); perihilar (pCCA); gemcitabine; cisplatin; immunotherapy; durvalumab and distal (dCCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

In Silico and In Vitro Screening of Small Molecule Inhibitors

edited by

Usama Ammar

and

Domiziana Masci

submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: early drug discovery; small molecule inhibitors (SMIs); new chemical entities (NCEs); drug repurposing; in silico screening; in vitro assays; targeted therapy; high-throughput screening; pharmacophore-based modeling; bioactive compounds; structure-based drug design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

PET and SPECT Molecular Imaging in Drug Development

edited by

Hyun Soo Park

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1311 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)

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