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Advancements in Cardiovascular and Antidiabetic Drug Therapy

edited by

Alfredo Caturano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8337 | 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)

Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications 2024

edited by

Yayoi Kawano

and

Takehisa Hanawa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7485 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogel; pharmaceutical applications; biomedical applications; drug delivery system; tissue engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Modern Approach to Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by Marek Saracyn and

Adam Daniel Durma

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2049 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs); neuroendocrine tumors (NETs); non-invasive interventions; NEN surgery; somatostatin analogs; radioligand therapy (RLT; PRRT); NEN targeted therapy; NEN chemotherapy; NEN epidemiology; NEN treatment complications; [68Ga]Ga-PET/CT; [18F]FDG- PET/CT; [99mTc]-scintigraphy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Naturally Occurring Peptides and Proteins and Related Drugs

edited by

Predrag Sikirić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1255 | Submission Open

Keywords: naturally occurring peptides; proteins; drug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Ultra-Short Peptides as Potential Drug Target Molecules in Pharmaceuticals

edited by

Yiannis Sarigiannis

Christos Petrou

and

Evroula Hapeshi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 931 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuropeptides; marine peptides; venom peptides; kisspeptin10; mechanochemistry; pharmaceutical discovery and development; signal peptides; opioid peptides; food-derived peptides; endogenous peptides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

Advances and Future Trends in Development of Novel Antifungals and Antifungal Therapy

edited by

Radu Tamaian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 487 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungals; antifungal drug discovery; antifungal resistance; repositioning of non-antifungal drugs to antifungals; unconventional antifungal drug targets and signaling pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Natural Compounds for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases: Current State and Future Perspective

edited by

Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo

and

Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e Martins

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactivity; synthesis; pharmacology; natural compounds; natural product; cardiovascular diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Bioactive Compounds Derived from Plants and Their Medicinal Potential

edited by

Maria de Lourdes Pereira

Veeranoot Nissapatorn

, Ana Paula Girol and

Sónia M. R. Oliveira

submission deadline 5 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5729 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytopharmaceutical drugs; activity screening (antimicrobial; antioxidant; anticancer; and immunomodulatory activity); experimental models (in vitro; ex vivo; in vivo; etc.); microfluidic systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products)

Pharmacotherapy of Neuropathic Pain

edited by

Sergio Marques Borghi

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24624 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuropathy; nerve damage; somatosensory system; pharmacology; natural products; lipid mediators; biologicals; anticonvulsants; cannabinoids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Antibody-Based Imaging and Targeted Therapy in Cancer

edited by

Hirofumi Hanaoka

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2141 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibody-based cancer imaging; radioimmunotherapy; antibody– drug conjugate (ADC); photoimmunotherapy; drug delivery system; functional linker

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiopharmaceutical Sciences)

Membrane Transporters in Drug Development: Recent Advances

edited by

Balázs Sarkadi

submission deadline 13 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 801 | Submission Open

Keywords: transporters affecting drug ADME-tox; ABC drug transporters; SLC drug transporters; transporters in anticancer drug development; transporters in drug-drug interactions; regulatory issues in transporter-drug interactions; transporters in drug-induced organ damage.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Tumor Therapy and Drug Delivery

edited by

Rositsa Mihaylova

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: antitumor therapy; drug delivery systems; nanocarriers; immunoconjugates; nanotechnology; cancer selectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Progress of Hydrogel Applications in Novel Drug Delivery Platforms

edited by

Anna Drabczyk

and

Katarzyna Bialik-Wąs

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; targeted drug delivery; drug release; drug delivery; smart hydrogels; stimuli-responsive hydrogels; controlled release; hydrogel-based drug delivery; drug carriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Channels as Novel Therapeutic Targets

edited by

Dana Cucu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15612 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Adjuvant Therapies for Cancer Treatment

edited by

Fuyi Wang

and

Andréia Machado Leopoldino

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13321 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoid Receptors Type 1 and 2—Novel Insights for Enhancing the Chance of Clinical Success

edited by

Uwe M. Grether

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13129 | 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)

20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals–Drug Design and Pharmacological Advances in Neurodegenerative Disease

edited by

Elena Cichero

and

Michele Tonelli

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9579 | 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 8231 | 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)

Selective Histone Deacetylase Isoforms as Potential Therapeutic Targets

edited by

Anna Artese

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5320 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Alzheimer’s Disease: Small-Molecule Modulators of Novel Therapeutic Pathways

edited by

Sachin P. Patil

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5201 | 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)

Pharmacotherapy of Neurodegeneration Disorders

edited by

Magdalena Kondeva-Burdina

and Maya Georgieva

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2927 | 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)

Bioactive Substances and Skin Health: The Role of Pharmacy and Nutrition—Properties and Technology

edited by

Francisco Rivas

, Margarita López-Viota and Rafael Giménez

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2915 | Submission Open

Keywords: supplements; bioactive substances; skin health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Cystic Fibrosis

edited by

Giorgio Cozza

Andrea Venerando

and

Ilaria Artusi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2207 | 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 1889 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1002 | 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)

Phage Discovery and Phage Therapy

edited by Sha Liu and Nan Hao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 718 | Submission Open

Keywords: phage discovery; phage biology; phage engineering; phage lysins; phage therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)

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 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18865 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13504 | 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

Yin Huang

, Tao Ban and

Huimin Guo

submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2368 | 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

José Luis Guerrero-Orriach

and María Dolores Carmona Luque

submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1817 | 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

edited by

Marios Sagris

and

Dimitris Tousoulis

submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 280 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1419 | 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 543 | 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 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20933 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme inhibitors; drug targets; therapeutic approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

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

edited by

Diego Morales

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9607 | 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)

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 9272 | Submission Open

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

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 6942 | 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

Biodegradable Polymeric Nanosystems for Drug Delivery

edited by

Ewa Olȩdzka

and

Urszula Piotrowska

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6465 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology)

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 6254 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2748 | 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 2027 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2014 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1881 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Antimicrobial Peptides: Design, Synthesis and Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Je-Wen Liou

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | 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)

Lithium in Psychiatric Therapy: Celebrating 75th Anniversary

edited by

Janusz K. Rybakowski

and Ewa Ferensztajn-Rochowiak

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 566 | 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)

New Targets and Experimental Therapeutic Approaches for Cancers

edited by

Saurabh Agarwal

and Rohit K. Srivastava

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 368 | 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 322 | 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 312 | 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 232 | 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)

P2X Receptors and Their Pharmacology

edited by

Robson Xavier Faria

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology)

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