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Tumor Therapy and Drug Delivery
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submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: antitumor therapy; drug delivery systems; nanocarriers; immunoconjugates; nanotechnology; cancer selectivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoid Receptors Type 1 and 2—Novel Insights for Enhancing the Chance of Clinical Success
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submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10892 | Submission Open
Keywords: endocannabinoid system (ECS); cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1R); cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2R); cannabinoids; ligand
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Adjuvant Therapies for Cancer Treatment submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7899 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug repurposing; combined therapies; new compounds; drug resistance; chemosensitization; antitumoral strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals–Drug Design and Pharmacological Advances in Neurodegenerative Disease submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7792 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodegeneration; neuroprotective agents; chemical synthesis; drug design; GPCR; enzyme; screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Novel Therapies for the Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
edited by Melissa LaBonte Wilson
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5082 | Submission Open
Keywords: prostate cancer; mCSPC; mCRPC; drug resistance; androgen receptor-signaling inhibitors; bipolar androgen therapy; EZH2 inhibition; autophagy inhibition; prostate-specific membrane antigen-targeted therapy; immunotherapy; DNA repair inhibition; PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibition; metastasis- and prostate-directed radiotherapy; inflammation; tumor microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Alzheimer’s Disease: Small-Molecule Modulators of Novel Therapeutic Pathways
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submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4437 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; dementia; neurodegeneration; small molecules; disease mechanisms; drug discovery and design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Selective Histone Deacetylase Isoforms as Potential Therapeutic Targets
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submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2659 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Cystic Fibrosis submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1376 | 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)
Pharmacotherapy of Neurodegeneration Disorders
edited by and Maya Georgieva
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1342 | 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)
The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Ethnopharmacology in Latin America submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 995 | 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
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 260 | 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
submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13797 | 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, and
submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8161 | 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)
Data-Driven Biomarker and Drug Discovery for Complex Disease
edited by , Tao Ban and
submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 918 | 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)
Use of Anesthetic Agents: Management and New Strategy
edited by and María Dolores Carmona Luque
submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 860 | Submission Open
Keywords: anesthetic agents; anesthetic drugs; anesthetic; general anesthetic agents; therapeutic tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Telomere Length and Cardiovascular Disease: A Precursor Marker and Therapeutic Target submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 233 | 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
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submission deadline 23 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 116 | 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 , Sergio Alberto Bernal Chavez and
submission deadline 24 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 479 | 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 submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17062 | 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 submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6289 | 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
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submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5864 | 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)
Biodegradable Polymeric Nanosystems for Drug Delivery submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5166 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Pyrazole and Thiazole Derivatives in Medicinal Chemistry submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4879 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Therapeutic Agents for the Treatment of Tumors in the CNS submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4248 | 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
Selected Papers from the 9th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry (ECMC2023) submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1533 | 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 submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1322 | 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)
Organochalcogen Molecules and Materials in Medicinal Chemistry submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1066 | Submission Open
Keywords: organochalcogen compounds; organochalcogen materials; modern synthetic protocols; biological activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Exploring Natural Products as Modulators of Oxidative Stress in Health and Disease submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1024 | 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)
New Targets and Experimental Therapeutic Approaches for Cancers
edited by and Rohit K. Srivastava
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 272 | 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 submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 260 | 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
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submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 206 | 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)
Antimicrobial Peptides: Design, Synthesis and Pharmaceutical Applications
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submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 159 | 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)
Recent Advances in Stomach and Intestinal Drug Delivery Systems
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submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 159 | 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)
Novel Antimicrobials and the Antimicrobial Activity: New Advances submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 152 | 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 and Ewa Ferensztajn-Rochowiak
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 130 | 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 submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: compounds; substances; synthetic; natural product; inhibitor; purinergic receptor; ATP; antagonista
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Antimycobacterial Agents: New Advances in Combating Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
edited by Junhao Zhu
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimycobacterial agents; mycobacterium tuberculosis; drug-resistant; tuberculosis; antimicrobial
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
Using In Vitro and Ex Vivo Models to Evaluate Strategies for Drug Delivery Improvement
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 74 | 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)
Nanomaterial Complexes Used in Cancer Therapies: Opportunities and Challenges
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submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 68 | 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 61 | 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 submission deadline 28 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1881 | 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 submission deadline 29 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20348 | 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)
Pharmacotherapy for Alzheimer’s Disease submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1271 | 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)
Design, Synthesis and Development of Novel Antiviral Agents
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submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1093 | 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)
Development of Copper-Based Drugs: Synthesis, Characterisation and Biological Activity submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: copper; copper coordination compounds; biologically active agents; radiopharmaceuticals; drug development; drug design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
Novel Therapeutic Targets and Approaches for the Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease
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submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 112 | 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)
Recent Advances and Future Approaches in Preventive and Therapeutic Effects of Vanadium Complexes submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6417 | 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
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open
Keywords: blood– brain barrier; drug delivery; brain diseases; neuroinflammation; remyelination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)
Fluoroquinolones submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 164 | 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 submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 121 | 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)
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