Toxins in Neurodegenerative Diseases: The Cause and the Cure
A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 4118
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Neurodegenerative diseases are frequent in the elderly, and due to the increase in life expectancy, the number of cases has grown significantly in recent years. Alzheimer’s disease, the main type of dementia, affected 46.8 million people in 2015, being the 7th cause of death in the world. Few specific pharmacological treatments are available so far, and other options only increase life expectancy. Aiming at an effective treatment, studies are needed for a better understanding of the disease mechanisms to further develop pharmacological therapies. In this context, venoms and secretions, which contain a wide ‘chemical library’, can provide toxins useful as tools for these studies and new treatments.
This Special Issue is focused on the use of venoms and toxins (obtained from animals, plants, microorganisms, etc.) to understand the mechanism of neurodegenerative diseases, to identify new molecular/pharmacological targets, and to share new compounds to treat these uncurable diseases. Original experimental or in silico research, short communications, and review articles are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Juliana Mozer Sciani
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- venom
- toxin
- neurodegenerative diseases
- dementia
- new molecules
- mechanism of the disease
- treatment
