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Computational Biophysics in Cellular Biological Systems
edited by and Wenhan Guo
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open
Keywords: cellular process; protein– protein interactions; single-cell analysis; drug design; molecular dynamics simulations
Macrophages in Cancer: Immunosuppression, Immunoregulation, and Immunotherapy
edited by Abdullah Saeed
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open
Keywords: macrophage; immunosuppression; immunoregulation; immunotherapy; tumor immune microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Treating Fibrosis
edited by Richard Stratton
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: fibrosis; systemic sclerosis; targeted therapy; extracellular matrix; collagen; organ fibrosis; interstitial lung disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Mast Cells in Health and Disease: Current Insights and Future Perspectives on Development, Activation, Functional Roles, and Therapeutic Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: mast cell granules; mast cell mediators; mast cell development; mast cell survival; mast cell activation; mast cell activating and inhibitory receptors; receptor signaling; allergic and non-allergic pathologies; immunity and host defense; mast cell-directed therapeutic approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
Recent Progress on Fibrosis and Cardiac Dysfunction submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: regeneration; cardiac fibrosis; cardiac dysfunction; ischemic heart disease; hypertension; atrial fibrillation; inflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Cardiovascular System)
The Role of Stem Cells in Retinal Conditions
edited by , Theo Empeslidis and Lorenzo Motta
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: stem cells; retinal conditions; regenerative medicine; age-related macular degeneration (AMD); retinitis pigmentosa; diabetic retinopathy; induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs); cell differentiation; vision restoration; clinical trials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Stem Cells)
Advances in Bone Biology and Diseases: Pathophysiology, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Innovations
edited by Baohong Zhao
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: bone diseases; osteoimmunology; inflammation; osteoporosis; osteoarthritis; Paget’ s disease; bone cancer; bone resorption; bone formation; cytokines; immune cells; pathophysiology; biomarkers; therapeutic strategies; molecular mechanisms; bone metabolism; inflammation-mediated pathways; bone remodeling; diagnostic tools; cellular interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Spatial Proteomics and Transcriptomics in Cells
edited by Elizabeth Neumann
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial proteomics; lipomics; cellular architecture; biomolecular interactions; bioinformatics; integrative biology
Advances in Biophysics of Cellular Membranes submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5461 | Submission Open
Keywords: experimental and theoretical membrane research; membrane proteins; non-bilayer membrane structures; extracellular vesicles; membrane active peptides; cell penetrating peptides; membrane mimetics; lipid– protein interactions; membrane curvature; membrane dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Biophysics)
Immune Functions and Therapeutic Potential of B Lymphocytes in Autoimmune Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2972 | Submission Open
Keywords: engineered immune cells; autoimmune disease; B lymphocyte; animal models; immune tolerance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
Cellular Mechanisms of Therapy Resistance and Metastasis in Breast Cancer
edited by Naseem Akhter and Sajad Ahmad Dar
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1532 | Submission Open
Keywords: single-cell sequencing; tumor microenvironment; immunotherapies; precision medicine; therapy resistance mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Novel Insight into Endothelial Function and Atherosclerosis
edited by Antonio Cutruzzolà, Alessandro Salatino and
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1300 | Submission Open
Keywords: atherosclerosis  ; endothelial function  ; nitric oxide  ; flow-mediated dilation  ; biomarkers  ; imaging  ; arterial wall  ; endothelium  ; inflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Cardiovascular System)
Mechanotransduction: Understanding the Cellular and Tissue Communication Mechanisms of Mechanical Forces
edited by
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 960 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanotransduction; cell/tissue mechanics; physical communication
pH Sensing, Signaling, and Regulation in Cellular Processes
edited by Maike Glitsch
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: extra- and intracellular pH; pH sensing; signaling; and regulation; pH-dependent receptors; proton signaling; ion channels; G-protein-coupled receptors; cell biology and function; physiological and pathological processes; aging; cancer; inflammation; and so on; novel therapeutic strategies and targets
Macrophage-Epithelial Interplay in Pulmonary Fibrosis
edited by and Farhad Khosravi
submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: macrophages; epithelial cells; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); immune response
Genetic Disorders in Breast and Ovarian Cancer
edited by Marek Nowak and Miłosz Wilczyński
submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8304 | Submission Open
Keywords: ovarian cancer; breast cancer; oncogenesis; genetic disorders; targeted therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)
Targeting Hallmarks of Cancer submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2652 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetic regulators; organotypic culture models; anticancer drugs; hallmarks of cancer
The Research on Neuroscience in C. elegans
edited by , and Salvatore J. Cherra, III
submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1901 | Submission Open
Keywords: new technology for neuroscience; neurodevelopment; synapse development; neuromuscular function; neurotoxicity; neuronal regeneration and degeneration; learning and memory; transgenerational memory; neuronal disorder modeling; communication between neuron and non-neuronal tissues; drug screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Nervous System)
Chromosomal Instability in Health and Disease
edited by Anna V. Roschke
submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1731 | Submission Open
Keywords: chromosomal instability; aneuploidy; polyploidy; cancer evolution; chromosomal instability and aneuploidy in embryonic development; chromosomal instability and polyploidy in evolutionary process; somatic aneuploidy in senescence and ageing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)
Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Pediatric Cancer—Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunotherapy; pediatric cancer; CAR T cells; immune checkpoint inhibitors; tumor microenvironment; therapy resistance; targeted therapy; adoptive cell transfer; stem-like T cells; bispecific antibodies; cancer vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Heart Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; HFrEF; HFpEF; molecular signaling; therapeutic interventions; ejection fraction; fibrosis; metabolism; mitochondrial dysfunction; cardiovascular therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Potential of CAR-Based Cellular Immunotherapy for Non-oncologic Disorders submission deadline 28 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15562 | Submission Open
Keywords: adoptive cell transfer; CAR-T cells; cell engineering; CAR products; CAR-T cell therapy; non-oncologic disorders; autoimmune diseases; cardiometabolic diseases; inflammatory organ fibrosis; senescent cell pathologies; infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
Ras Family of Genes and Proteins: Structure, Function and Regulation
edited by , and Rosula Garcia-Navas
submission deadline 28 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: HRAS; NRAS; KRAS; RAS-driven tumors; rasopathies; RAS signaling; RAS inhibitors; GAP; GEF; SOS; GRF
Extracellular Vesicles as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tools in Cancer
edited by Priya Samuel
submission deadline 28 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: extracellular vesicles; tumour microenvironment; cancer; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Microenvironment)
PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Network in Human Health and Diseases 2.0 submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25756 | Submission Open
Keywords: acne; ageing; Akt; Alzheimer’ s disease; autophagy; autoimmunity; PI3K; mTOR; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; growth; hamartoma; hypertrophy; inflammation; neurologic; tuberous sclerosis; systemic sclerosis; obesity; Parkinson’ s disease; psoriasis; atopic dermatitis; burns/wound healing; targeted therapy; natural products; biologics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Signaling)
Advances in Diabetes Pathophysiology and Treatment
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12108 | Submission Open
Keywords: diabetes mellitus; insulin resistance; islet of Langerhans; insulin; incretin; glucose homeostasis; (ectopic) adipose tissue; adipokines; liver; diabetes cardiovascular complications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Gene Therapy for Rare Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11593 | Submission Open
Keywords: gene therapy; gene editing; rare diseases; CRISPR; viral vectors; base editing; prime editing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)
Molecular and Cellular Advances in Gut-Brain Axis
edited by and Radhakrishna Rao
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 10003 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut– brain axis; microbiome; omics; diet; biological sex; gender; early-life stress; immunity; mental health; neurodegenerative diseases; metabolic health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Nervous System)
The Pivotal Role of Tumor Stem Cells in Glioblastoma
edited by and Silvano J. Santini
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6553 | Submission Open
Keywords: glioblastoma stem cells; resistance; cancer therapy; signaling pathways; tumor microenvironment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Stem Cells)
State of the Art and Future Prospects in Stem Cell Transplantation
edited by Shin Mineishi
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6178 | Submission Open
Keywords: hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; conditioning; graft-versus-host disease; minimal residual disease; HSCT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Stem Cells)
Function and Dysfunction of the Caveolar Network in Cell Signaling and Human Disease: An Update after 70 Years of the Discovery of Caveolae
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6007 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; caveolae; caveolin; cavins; cell metabolism; endocytosis; hypertension; lipid homeostasis; lipid rafts; lipodystrophy; mechanobiology; caveolinopathies; muscular dystrophy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Signaling)
Physiology of Telocytes
edited by and Mihail E. Hinescu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2610 | Submission Open
Keywords: telocytes; telopodes; physiology; pathology; tissue homeostasis; regenerative medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Molecular Signalings in Hair Regeneration
edited by Soung-Hoon Lee
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1914 | Submission Open
Keywords: hair regeneration; wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis (WIHN); Wnt/β -catein signaling pathway; sonic hedgehog (SHH) signaling pathway; alopecia treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Signaling)
Advances in the Study of Neuroinflammation submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1512 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroinflammation; neurodegenerative disease; bacterial meningitis; glia cell; microglial cell; macrophage; astrocyte; blood– brain barrier; meninges; meningeal immunity; meningeal lymphatic vessels
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cells of the Nervous System)
Biological Pathways and Molecular Mechanisms of Dementia—Second Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1462 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; frontotemporal dementia; dementia with Lewy bodies; amyloid-β ; tau; TDP-43; FUS; α -synuclein; neurodegeneration; neuropathology; neuroinflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Aging)
Immunopathogenesis and Therapies of Granulomatous Diseases
edited by Shaikh Muhammad Atif
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1306 | Submission Open
Keywords: Granulomatous diseases; tuberculosis; sarcoidosis; chronic beryllium disease (CBD); Crohn's disease; immune cells; genetics; environmental exposures;therapeutic approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
The Role of Mitochondria in Cell Development and Regeneration submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open
Keywords: mitochondria; fusion and fission; mtDNA; programmed cell death; cell development; mitochondria-ER contact; organelle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intracellular and Plasma Membranes)
Role of Mitochondria After Injury
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open
Keywords: electron transport chain; reactive oxygen signaling; mitochondrial permeability transition pore; programmed cell death; mitochondrial repair; mitophagy; energy metabolism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Microenvironment)
Molecular Insights into Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Pathogenesis: From Genes to Immune Signaling
edited by Shunichi Shiozawa
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open
Keywords: SLE; pathogenesis; cause; infectious; TCR revision
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Cellular Mechanisms of Anti-Cancer Therapies
edited by Ilgen Mender and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: anti-cancer therapies; innovative treatment strategies; cellular mechanisms; drug resistance; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Epigenetic Mechanisms and Aging: Model Organism Drosophila
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open
Keywords: drosophila melanogaster; model organism; cell biology; developmental biology; genetics; molecular biology; cell signaling; cellular differentiation; cell proliferation; cell cycle; cellular morphogenesis; cell-cell communication; stem cells; cell migration; apoptosis; cytoskeleton; cell adhesion; cellular metabolism; functional genomics; CRISPR/Cas9 in drosophila; omics technologies; disease models; drug discovery; regeneration; genetic screens; cellular stress responses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Nuclei: Function, Transport and Receptors)
Role of Gamma Delta T Cells in Immunotherapy
edited by and Wenwei Tu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: gamma delta T cells; adoptive cell therapy; chimeric antigen receptors; bispecific antibodies; cancer immunotherapy; tumor microenvironment; phosphoantigens; butyrophilin 2A1/3A1; virus infection; multidrug-resistant bacteria; extracellular vesicles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Simian Immunodeficiency Virus and Host Interactions
edited by and Susanta Pahari
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV/SIV/SHIV infection; rhesus macaques; host immunity; chronic inflammation; mucosal immunity; immune evasion; therapeutic intervention; immune checkpoints; microbiota; substance use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
Recent Advances of Micro RNA and Natural Killer Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy
edited by , Mireia Castillo-Martín and Fuguo Liu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open
Keywords: NK cells; miRNAs; cancer immunotherapy; genetic engineering; tumor microenvironment; in vivo editing
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Neuropsychiatric and Neurological Disorders
edited by Irina Balan
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: cellular mechanisms; molecular mechanisms; neuropsychiatric disorders; neurological disorders; neuroinflammation; neuronal signaling; gene expression; synaptic function; glial cells; peripheral factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Novel Autoantibodies in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: Challenges and Perspectives submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: autoantibodies; autoimmune diseases; innate and adaptive immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Pathology)
Mitochondria at the Crossroad of Health and Disease—Second Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: mitochondria; oxidative phosphorylation; mitochondrial ion transport; permeability transition pore; mitochondrial ROS generation; mitochondrial quality control; mitochondrial traffic; mitochondrial morphology; mitochondrial dynamics; mitophagy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Aging)
Updates and Perspectives on Prion-Like Tau Pathology Propagation
edited by Kunie Ando, Jean-Pierre Brion and Siranjeevi Nagaraj
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: tau; amyloid beta; prion-like; propagation; Alzheimer’ s disease; neurodegenerative diseases; protein-protein interactions; synaptic dysfunction; aggregation; protein misfolding; risk factors; post-translational modifications
Recent Advances in Novel Cell and Gene Therapies for the Treatment of Immune Diseases
edited by Qingdong Guan
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell therapy; gene therapy; chimeric antigen receptor T cells; T cell receptor-engineered T cells; tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; hematopoietic stem cells; chimeric antigen receptor NK cells; induced pluripotent stem cells; mesenchymal stem/stromal cells; immune regulatory cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)
Therapeutic Mechanism of Nervous System Inflammation—Second Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroinflammation; neurodegeneration; therapy; drug target; cell signaling; cells of nervous system
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