Pharmacology
A section of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247).
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This section essentially covers all aspects of pharmacology, including pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and toxicology. Research papers should provide rigorous quantitative analyses and/or new insights on intermolecular reactions of drugs with chemical constituents of cells, tissues, organs or organ systems.
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Keywords
- Behavioral pharmacology
- Cancer pharmacology
- Cardiovascular pharmacology
- Chronopharmacology
- Clinical pharmacology
- Immunopharmacology
- Molecular and biochemical pharmacology
- Neuropharmacology
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Systems pharmacology
- Toxicology
- Translational pharmacology/medicine
- Safety pharmacology
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Cancer Chemoradiotherapy (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- The Pharmacological Management of Bone and Muscle Disorders (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Exploring Biomarkers and Pharmacotherapies for Substance Use Disorders (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Smooth Muscle and Endothelial Cells as Pharmacological Targets for Acute Oxidative Stress (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Advances in Mass Spectrometry Metrology in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Ion Channels as Pharmacological Targets in Cancer (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance in Drug Therapy: New Issues, Challenges, and Applications (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Toxicological Effects of Drug Abuse and Its Consequences on Health (Deadline: 28 November 2024)
- Application of Gastrointestinal Peptides in Medicine (Deadline: 29 November 2024)
- HTLV-1: Molecular Insights to Targeted Elimination Strategies (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Potential Therapeutic Targets for the Treatment of Pathological Pain (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Innovative Tools for Drug Analysis and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Discovery of Novel Antidepressants and Anxiolytics (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Multidrug Therapies Containing Monoclonal Antibodies for Multiple Myeloma 2024 (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Recent Advances in Behavioral Psychopharmacology (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Rheumatic Diseases: Pathophysiology, Targeted Therapy, Focus on Vascular and Pulmonary Manifestations 2023 (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Pharmaceutical Development (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Wnt Signaling in Cancer: New Advances (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Pharmacotherapy for Schizophrenia: New Advances (Deadline: 22 December 2024)
- New Perspectives in Ocular Pharmacology (Deadline: 23 December 2024)
- Targeting Apoptosis as a Strategy for Developing New Drugs (Deadline: 24 December 2024)
- Purinergic Signaling: A New Pharmacological Target (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Kynurenine Pathway: A Novel Therapeutic Opportunity (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- The 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Advances in Pharmacology (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Recent Advances in Psychopharmacology (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals—Advances in Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Neuroprotection in Glaucoma (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- The Pharmacology of Bisphosphonates: New Advances (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Recent Advances in Ocular Pharmacology (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Calcium Channels as Therapeutic Targets (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets for Melanoma (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Current Pharmacotherapy for Viral Hepatitis (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Therapeutic Potential of Chalcone Derivatives (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Biological and Pharmacological Research on Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C) and Its Derivatives (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Exploring the Anticancer and Immunomodulatory Mechanisms of Phytochemicals and Natural Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Novel Therapeutic Targets and Approaches for the Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Pharmacotherapy of Gastric Cancer (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Drug Candidates for the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Advances in Neuropharmacology of Drug Abuse (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Sirtuins as Novel Biological Targets for Pharmacological Intervention in Physiology and Pathology (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Medications: Interactions with Diet, Herbs, Dietary Supplements and Probiotics (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Management of Pain in Oral Mucositis (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Recent Advances in the Pharmacology of Serotonin and Its Receptors, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Affective Disorders Psychopharmacology (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Development of Antibacterial Drugs to Combat Drug-Resistant Bacteria (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Osteosarcomas: Treatment Strategies, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Molecular Mechanisms and Treatment of Brain Cancer: Recent Advances and Future Trends (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Therapeutic Targets and Therapies for the Treatment of Oral Cancer and Oral Diseases (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Bone Disorder Therapeutics: Novel Drug Candidates and Treatment Strategies (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Recent Advances in Modulating Mitophagy with Novel Drugs/Compounds (Deadline: 5 February 2025)
- New Street Opioids, Their Mixtures and Emerging Interventions (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Recent Advances in TGF-β Inhibitors for the Therapeutic Management of Cancer and Fibrosis (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Channels as Novel Therapeutic Targets (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Targeted Therapies for Epilepsy (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Advances in Pharmacotherapy of Neuropathic Pain (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Novel Therapeutics in Hematology (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Tumor Immunopharmacology (Deadline: 21 February 2025)
- Adjuvant Therapies for Cancer Treatment (Deadline: 24 February 2025)
- Current Therapies for Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and Endometrial Cancer (Deadline: 24 February 2025)
- New Insights into Therapy for Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases (Deadline: 24 February 2025)
- Barrier Dynamics and Immune Interplay in Brain Aging and Injury (Deadline: 24 February 2025)
- Data-Driven Biomarker and Drug Discovery for Complex Disease (Deadline: 24 February 2025)
- Optimized or Precise Pharmacological Treatment of Bipolar Disorder (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Pharmacotherapy of Thromboembolism (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Therapeutic Potential for Cannabinoid and Its Receptor (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Gut Microbiota Metabolites in Intestinal Inflammation and Fibrosis (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Small Molecules in Targeted Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Pharmacotherapy for Retinopathy (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- New Targets and Experimental Therapeutic Approaches for Cancers (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Pharmacological Therapies for Stress-Related Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Psychiatric Drug Treatment and Drug Addiction (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Novel Antimicrobials and the Antimicrobial Activity: New Advances (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Pharmacological Aspects (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Potassium Channels as Novel Therapeutic Targets (Deadline: 26 February 2025)
- Drug-Induced and Herbal Hepatotoxicity and Methods of Its Prevention (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoid Receptors Type 1 and 2—Novel Insights for Enhancing the Chance of Clinical Success (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Pharmacotherapy of Neurodegeneration Disorders (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Pharmacotherapy for Macular Diseases 2024 (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Drug Resistance Against Cancer Treatment (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Lithium in Psychiatric Therapy: Celebrating 75th Anniversary (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Recent Advances in Androgen Receptor Modulators (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Recent Advances in Drug Metabolism, Transport, and Pharmacokinetics (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Chronic Urticaria: Advances and Challenges (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Multi-target Drug Treatments for Neurodegenerative Disease (Deadline: 10 March 2025)
- Antidepressant Drug (Deadline: 10 March 2025)
- Advances in Cancer Treatment and Toxicity (Deadline: 10 March 2025)
- Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Cystic Fibrosis (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Pharmacological Insight into NMDA Receptor Antagonists (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Dopamine and Serotonin Receptors: Selective or Multitarget Ligands for the Treatment of Central Nervous System Diseases (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Drug Safety and Risk Management in Clinical Practice (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Pharmacotherapy of Liver Fibrosis and Hepatitis: Recent Advances (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Pharmacogenomics for Precision Medicine (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Drug Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Psychedelics: A New Drug Candidate for Treating Mental Illness (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Pharmacological Approaches of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Lung Cancer (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Pharmacology and Mechanism of Action of Peptides in the Brain (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Novel Therapeutic Targets and Strategies for Drug Addiction (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Fluoroquinolones (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Pharmacovigilance in Drug Therapy: Drug–Drug Interactions and Safety Evaluation, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Drug Discovery, Development, and Synthesis for Glioblastoma (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Membrane Transporters in Drug Development: Recent Advances (Deadline: 5 April 2025)
- Pharmacotherapy for Alzheimer’s Disease (Deadline: 5 April 2025)
- New Insights of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors in Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Pharmacotherapy for Neuropathic Pain (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Drug Candidates for Allergic Diseases (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
- Oncolytic Viruses: New Cancer Immunotherapy Drugs (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Adverse Drug Reactions: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
- New Development in Pharmacotherapy of Kidney Diseases (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
- Challenges and Emerging Trends in Photopharmacology (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
- New and Emerging Treatment Strategies for Gastrointestinal Diseases (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Pharmacology of Heart Failure (Deadline: 23 May 2025)
- NeuroImmunoEndocrinology (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Cancer Pain—From Novel Mechanisms to Clinical Management (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Pharmacotherapy of Endometriosis (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Novel Strategies in Gangliosidoses Therapy (Deadline: 22 June 2025)
- New Advances in Antiarrhythmic Drugs (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- Pharmaceuticals for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- Pediatric Drug Therapy: Safety, Efficacy, and Personalized Medicine (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- Neuroblastoma Pathogenesis and Therapy (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Recent Advances in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Pharmacological Advances for Treatment in Hypertension 2.0 (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- The Application of Pharmacogenetics in Toxicity Prevention and Drug Effect Improvement (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Advances in Pharmacotherapy for Nasal Disorders in Rhinology (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
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