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Novel Neuroprotective Agents and Therapeutics

edited by Yunna Kim and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroprotection; neurodegenerative diseases; neurological disorders; drug discovery; therapeutic development; neuroinflammation; oxidative stress; mitochondrial dysfunction; synaptic plasticity; blood– brain barrier

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Potential Therapeutic Roles of RNA and Protein Molecules in Cardiovascular Diseases

edited by Wei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; heart failure; hypercholesterolemia and dyslipidemia; novel therapeutic targets; RNA therapeutics; non-coding RNAs; mRNA therapy; targeted delivery systems; nanomedicine; precision cardiovascular medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Integrating Precision Nutrition with Pharmacological Therapies: Mechanisms, Clinical Outcomes, and Therapeutic Efficiency

edited by

Stefano Ruga

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision nutrition; Foods for Special Medical Purposes (FSMPs); nutritional support; drug– nutrient interactions; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; personalized medicine; pharmacological therapies; cost-effectiveness; integrated care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Nanoplatforms for Enhanced Cancer Therapy

edited by Sang Bong Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoplatforms; cancer therapy; cell tracking; molecular imaging; multimodal imaging; radiation therapy; radionuclide therapy; radiotheranostics targeted drug delivery; nanomedicine; tumor targeting; radiosensitization; radioisotope delivery; theranostics; precision oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Targeting the Proteostasis Network: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Therapeutic Innovation

edited by Jianhui Li and

Predrag Sikirić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: ubiquitin– proteasome system; autophagy; protein homeostasis; targeted protein degradation and stabilization; protein quality control; post-translational modifications; cell signaling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Management and Treatment of Cardiometabolic Disorders Across the Lifespan

edited by Pasquale Mone,

Maria Luisa D’Onghia

and Luigi Simone Aversa

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiometabolic disorders; frailty; diabetes; prediabetes; insulin resistance; hypertension; atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; obesity; metabolic syndrome; plastic surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Melatonin Applications in Pharmaceutical Science

edited by

Javier Menéndez-Menéndez

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 441 | Submission Open

Keywords: melatonin; pineal gland; epigenetics; pharmacology; physiology; immunology; pharmaceutics; novel therapies; cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Chronic Inflammation: Molecular Mechanisms and Precision Biomarkers

edited by

Cristina Stefania Dumitru

and Raul Patrascu

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic inflammation; molecular mechanisms; precision biomarkers; immunopathology; cytokines; tumor microenvironment; head and neck diseases; personalized medicine; inflammatory pathways; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Natural Pharmacons: Biologically Active Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals—4th Edition

edited by

Dejan Stojković

and

Marina Soković

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15944 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical characterization of natural preparations; therapeutic potential of natural matrices in cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; cancer; and neurodegenerative diseases; antimicrobial activity; antioxidant activity; anti-enzymatic activity; anti-inflammatory activity; mechanism of pharmacological actions; structure– activity relationship studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Allosteric Drug Design in the AI Era

edited by Lydia Siragusa and

Antonella Ciancetta

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: allosteric modulation; artificial intelligence in drug discovery; computational pharmacology; allosteric sites prediction; structure-based drug design

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI in Drug Development)

New Advances in Antiarrhythmic Drugs

edited by

Norbert Szentandrássy

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23034 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiarrhythmic drugs; ion channel blockers; cardiac action potential; sudden cardiac death; cardiac arrhythmia; proarrhythmic action

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Advancements in Radiopharmaceutical Theranostics

edited by

Aiko Yamaguchi

, Shilpa Sharma and

Ryan Patrick Coll

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2719 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiopharmaceuticals; radiotheranostics; emerging radionuclides; radiometals; image-guided dosimetry; alpha-emitters; PET; SPECT; radioligand therapy; targeted radionuclide therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)

Next-Generation Targeted Therapy: vNARs, VHH, and Peptides as Drug Carriers and Intracellular Neutralizing Agents

edited by

Tanya Camacho-Villegas

and

Mirna Burciaga-Flores

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open

Keywords: vNAR; VHH; peptides; drug delivery; intrabodies; payload; nanotechnology; immunotoxins; phage display; biopanning; single domain antibody; neutralizing agents; intracellular targeting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Natural Products in Gut Microbiome Modulation: Mechanisms and Clinical Applications

edited by

Rebeca André

and

Patrícia Rijo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiome modulation; natural bioactive compounds; microbiome-targeted therapeutics; gut microbiome; human health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Pharmacotherapy of Thromboembolism

edited by

Matej Samoš

,

Tomáš Bolek

and

Marián Mokáň

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 29226 | Submission Open

Keywords: activated factor XI inhibitors; platelet glycoprotein VI antagonists; PAR4 antagonists; PI3K inhibitorslong-term anticoagulation; antiplatelet therapy; novel antithrombotic drugs; anticoagulation-related bleeding; post-vascular procedure-related thrombosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pharmacovigilance Insights: Addressing Drug Misuse and Enhancing Drug Safety

edited by

Cristina Sofia De Jesus Monteiro

and

Samuel Martins Silvestre

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15954 | Submission Open

Keywords: adverse drug reaction; pharmacovigilance; drug safety; signal detection; risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Research on Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Microbiota in Gastrointestinal Diseases

edited by

Edoardo V. Savarino

and Brigida Barberio

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6140 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; inflammatory bowel disease; eosinophilic esophagitis; primary sclerosing cholangitis; metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease; immune checkpoint inhibitor colitis; dysbiosis; prebiotics; probiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Tumor Immunopharmacology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marco A. Velasco-Velázquez

and

Nohemí Salinas-Jazmín

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4126 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotherapy; immunomodulation; drug development; cytokine receptor antagonist; T-cell based therapies; therapeutic antibodies; drug delivery; cancer vaccine; immunoresistance; tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs); immune escape; immune checkpoint inhibitors; cytokine-based therapies; small molecule immunomodulators; combination therapy; precision oncology; tumor mutational burden (TMB); antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC ); complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC); myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Novel Therapeutic Targets in the Cardiovascular Treatment Landscape

edited by Weida Wu and

Nikolaos Kadoglou

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2331 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; novel therapeutic targets; lipid metabolism; cardiac fibrosis and remodeling; inflammation and immune modulation; Lp(a); heart failure; RNA therapeutics; precision cardiology; cardiomyopathy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

The Role of Phytochemicals in Aging and Aging-Related Diseases, 2nd Edition

edited by

Giovanni Scapagnini

,

Sergio Davinelli

and

Alessandro Medoro

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2184 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; plant-based diet; dietary supplementation; pharma-nutrition; aging; aging-related diseases; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Synthesis, In Silico Prediction and Antitumor Activity of Nitrogen Heterocycle-Based Drug Development

edited by Jamerson F. De Oliveira and Paulo André Teixeira de Moraes Gomes

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open

Keywords: privileged structures; nitrogen heterocycles; ADMET prediction; cancer biological target; molecular dynamic; computational studies; antitumor activity; in vitro and in vivo studies; SAR of lead compounds; molecular hybridization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Next-Generation Approaches for Cartilage Regeneration

edited by

Valeria Graceffa

and Liam Morris

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: cartilage regeneration; cartilage engineering; bioactive molecules (peptides/proteins/nucleic acids); biomaterials (therapeutic delivery); gene engineering (biopharmaceutical applications); chondrogenic signaling pathways; preclinical/clinical evaluation (cartilage repair); osteoarthritis (therapeutic interventions); therapeutic targets (cartilage repair); translational regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Natural Products for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

edited by

Maria Loreta Libero

and

Annalisa Chiavaroli

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 873 | Submission Open

Keywords: prostate cancer; natural compounds; plants; urinary tract infections; supplements; signaling pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Advances in and Perspectives on Oral Drug Delivery

edited by

Laxman Subedi

and

Mohammad Imran

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: enhanced drug delivery; oral route; oral peptide delivery; 3D printing; continuous manufacturing; PBPK modeling; nanocarriers; translational pharmaceutics; low aqueous solubility and low permeability; enhanced oral bioavailability; transporter targeting; emerging materials and excipients in oral delivery; dosage form transition of already marketed drugs; examining herbal or traditional drugs oral delivery; sustained release; nanotechnology; application of cellular components such as exosomes or vesicles for oral delivery; in silico docking for PBPK; nanocarriers; lipid-based formulations; self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS); solid dispersions; mucoadhesive systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Application and Translational Research of Lanthanide/Nanomaterial-Conjugated Photosensitizers in Photodynamic Therapy

edited by

Céline Frochot

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: lanthanide-based nanomaterials; nanomaterial-conjugated photosensitizers; photodynamic therapy (PDT); targeted delivery; upconversion luminescence; preclinical evaluation; translational research; biocompatibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Quality Control and Standardization of Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals

edited by

Maryam Malmir

and

Emran Habibi

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality control and standardization of plant-based products; authentication of medicinal plants; phytochemical characterization; secondary marker metabolites; pharmacological validation; safety and toxicological assessment; pharmaceutical formulation; evidence-based herbal medicine; ethnopharmacology; regulatory aspects of herbal medicines; reproducibility in natural products research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Plant Extracts Regulating Oxidative Stress and Metabolism: Drug Discovery and Repurposing

edited by

Paulina Ormazabal

and

Roberto Bravo-Sagua

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; natural compounds; oxidative stress; redox signaling; metabolic regulation; insulin resistance; mitochondrial dysfunction; inflammation; neurodegeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Advances in Antiparasitic Drug Research: 2nd Edition

edited by

Andre Aires

and

Maria Cristiano

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiparasitic drug; novel drug targets; parasite resistance; drug efficacy; parasite genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Advancements in Cardiovascular and Antidiabetic Drug Therapy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alfredo Caturano

submission deadline 27 Oct 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 35128 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; antidiabetic drugs; pharmacological interventions; sodium– glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors; PCSK9 inhibitors; obeticholic acid; lipid-lowering agents; heart failure treatment; diabetes management; drug therapy innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Advances in Biotechnological Formulations for Skin Disorders: Delivery Strategies and Biocompatibility

edited by Marcel Henrique Marcondes Sari,

Raul Edison Luna Lazo

and

Luana Mota Ferreira

submission deadline 27 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11980 | Submission Open

Keywords: skin disorders; biotechnological formulations; nanocarriers; probiotic-based formulations; natural products; polysaccharides; skin delivery systems; bioactive compounds; antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects; wound healing; safety and efficacy in skin therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Bioactive Natural Extracts: Advances in Pharmacological and Therapeutic Research

edited by

Gabriela-Maria Baci

and

Victorița Bonta

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5375 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural extracts; pharmacological activity; drug discovery; plant-derived compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Therapeutic Potential of Natural Extracts in Cancer Prevention and Treatment

edited by

Zlatina Gospodinova

and

Michael Danilenko

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3307 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; anticancer therapeutic potential; cancer chemoprevention; mechanism of action and molecular targets; preclinical and clinical studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Innovative Drug Delivery Systems for Enhanced Dissolution and Bioavailability

edited by Marival Bermejo,

Paloma Marina De la Torre-Iglesias

and Covadonga Álvarez-Álvarez

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2159 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug dissolution enhancement; oral bioavailability improvement; poorly soluble drugs; solid dispersions; nanoparticle drug delivery; amorphous formulations; 3D printing in pharmaceuticals; advanced drug-polymer systems; advanced excipients for solubility enhancement; controlled drug release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of Biologically Active Heterocyclic Compounds

edited by

Birutė Grybaitė

and Rita Vaickelionienė

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2074 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocyclic compounds; five- or six-membered heterocycles; oxygen- and nitrogen-based heterocycles; sulfur- and nitrogen-based heterocycles; azoles; small molecules; anticancer activity; cell lines; cytotoxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Kynurenine Pathway: A Novel Therapeutic Opportunity—2nd Edition

edited by

Verónica Pérez de la Cruz

,

Tonali Blanco-Ayala

and

Daniela Ramírez-Ortega

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1279 | Submission Open

Keywords: tryptophan catabolism; redox modulation; kynurenines; immunoregulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Targeted Radiopharmaceutical Therapies: Cutting-Edge Advances

edited by Noeen Malik

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: targeted radiopharmaceutical therapies (TRT); radiopharmaceuticals; radionuclide therapy; molecular radiotherapy; radioisotopes; radiochemistry; isotope production; radionuclide delivery; preclinical evaluation; clinical translation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)

Improving Pharmaceutical Formulation and Stability In Silico Methods

edited by

Samuel O. Kyeremateng

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: in silico modeling; drugs and formulations; molecular dynamics; quantum mechanics; discrete element method; computational fluid dynamics; formulation design; dissolution; stability; manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Adjuvant Therapies for Cancer Treatment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Fuyi Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 96509 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug repurposing; combined therapies; new compounds; drug resistance; chemosensitization; antitumoral strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

NeuroImmunoEndocrinology

edited by

Lenin Pavón

,

Daniel Ortuño-Sahagún

,

Gilberto Perez-Sanchez

and Oscar Adelmo Bottasso

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 60702 | Submission Open

Keywords: cytokines; neurotransmitters; hormones; infections; antibiotics; antidepressants; antipsychotics; drugs; stress; depression; schizophrenia; immunomodulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Treatment and Molecular Mechanisms of Depression

edited by

Zuleide Maria Ignácio

and Ricieri Mocelin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5431 | Submission Open

Keywords: major depressive disorder; molecular mechanisms; neurotransmitters; epigenetic; genetic polymorphisms; inflammation; neuroinflammation; pharmacological strategies; drugs; intracellular signaling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Cholinergic Modulation, Anticholinergic Burden, and Neuroprotection: Mechanisms to Therapeutics

edited by

Ion Brinza

and

Lucian Hritcu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4655 | Submission Open

Keywords: scopolamine; anticholinergic burden; cholinergic modulation; cognitive impairment; neuroinflammation; oxidative stress; BBB/drug delivery; PK/PD; biomarkers; network pharmacology; flavonoids/polyphenols; zebrafish models; translational neuroscience; deprescribing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Exploring Natural Products with Antioxidant and Anticancer Properties, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sikiru Olaitan Balogun

and

Edson Lucas Dos Santos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2621 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant; anticancer; neoplasms; natural products; cytotoxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Drug Safety and Risk Management in Clinical Practice: 2nd Edition

edited by Andreea Maria Farcas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 582 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug safety; adverse drug reactions; risk minimization measures; effectiveness of risk minimization measures; drug utilization studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) in Drug Discovery and Development

edited by Vladimir M. Gelev

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomolecular NMR; drug discovery; library screening using NMR; SAR using NMR; fragment-based drug discovery using NMR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Cholinesterases—Structure, Mechanism, Function and Drug Discovery

edited by

Carmen L. Cardoso

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: cholinesterases; cholinesterase inhibitors; structure-based design of inhibitors; multi-target ligands; non-cholinergic functions; structure; allosteric sites; mechanism; non-classical functions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Molecular Insights and Clinical Implications in Geriatric Medicine and Drug Development

edited by

Katarzyna Mądra-Gackowska

,

Marcin Gackowski

, Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska and

Iga Hołyńska-Iwan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: older adults; age-related diseases; biomarkers; drug development; molecular modeling; computer-aided drug design; geriatrics in laboratory medicine; laboratory tests in older patients; malnutrition diagnostics; test results versus a clinical image of an older patient

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Novel Cannabinoid Receptor Ligands: Discovery, Pharmacology, and Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Rebecca Ferrisi

and

Clementina Manera

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: cannabinoid receptor modulators; synthetic cannabinoids; allosteric modulation; biased signaling; covalent ligands; PROTACs; cannabinoid probes; inflammation; CNS disorders; cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

New Structural, Biophysical and Computational Perspectives on the Use of Proteins in Drug Design and Discovery

edited by

Marino F. A. Santos

,

Luís Passarinha

and

João Paquete-Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; computational modelling; drug discovery and design; functional proteomics; mass spectrometry; molecular dynamics; protein– ligand interactions; structural proteomics; structural biology; target identification and validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Animal Models in Pharmacological Research: Focusing on Oncology and Related Fields

edited by Nomeda Juodžiukyniene and

Nijolė Savickienė

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: animals models; veterinary; oncology; histopathology; tumor microenvironment; translational; immunotherapy; target therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Pharmaceutical Sciences: Perspectives from Early-Career Investigators

edited by

Marko Antonijevic

and

Urban Bren

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical science; drug delivery; AI-assisted drug discovery; computational drug design; nanomedicine; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; natural products; translational research; early-career researchers

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