Synthesis and Molecular Research of Drugs for Skin Diseases and Cosmetic Ingredients
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 9846
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medicinal chemistry; metal ion complexes with flavonoid; coumarin and chromone derivatives as ligand; skin cancer
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Skin diseases, both benign and malignant, are considered a major health problem due to their high prevalence and psychological impact because of the visibility of skin lesions. Skin diseases can result from genetic predispositions, environmental factors, immune dysregulation, or a combination of these factors. By studying the molecular mechanisms involved in these diseases, researchers aim to unravel the intricate cellular processes contributing to their development, progression, and symptom manifestation.
Due to the fact that the most important function of the skin results from its protective properties in relation to physical, chemical, biological and mechanical stimuli, the search for drugs that would protect the patient against these problems is a challenge for 21st century medicine. Moreover, cancerous lesions in the skin are a serious problem. Exploring the mechanisms of etiopathogenesis may contribute to developing new and more effective therapeutic approaches for the prevention and treatment of skin cancer. Therefore, in this special issue of IJMS, we want to focus not only on the synthesis of oncological drugs against skin cancer, but also on drugs that modulate the intracellular activity of enzymes. We also want to propose research on improving skin parameters after various types of cosmetic and cosmetological treatments.
We invited all colleagues to our special issue of IJMS, in which we will publish the latest information on progress in research on skin diseases taking into account their molecular action. We invite chemists involved in the synthesis of new dermatological drugs, as well as those working on the molecular mechanisms of their action, to cooperate with us. We invite teams related to the field of dermatology to submit articles presenting both research and review works on molecular mechanisms related to skin diseases, including therapy and prevention. In this special issue, we aim to present research progress on all types of skin diseases, whether inflammatory, cancerous or infectious.
Prof. Dr. Elzbieta Budzisz
Dr. Paulina Mucha
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- skin diseases
- skin cancers
- aging
- pathogenesis
- topical dermatological therapy
- systemic dermatological therapy
- cosmetic ingredients
- molecular mechanism
- drugs design and synthesis
- molecular mechanism
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