Prof. Dr. Nicole Endlich, Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Greifswald University, Greifswald, Germany

is supporting us as a guest editor on a special issue on:

“Podocytes: Latest news and perspectives of a fascinating cell type”.

If you are interested to contribute to this special issue, please send a cover letter and your manuscript to submission@cellphysiolbiochem.com

Prof. Deanne Skelly, School of Environment and Science - Bioscience, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

is supporting us as a guest editor on a special issue on:

“Cannabinoid Signalling in Physiology and Pathophysiology”.

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is an ubiquitous lipid signalling system that plays a role in homeostasis throughout the body. Recent advances have led to the development of tools that can be used to study the physiological roles of the ECS and the potential of the ECS to be targeted in pathophysiological conditions such as chronic pain, metabolism and obesity, epilepsy and inflammation.
This Special issue aims at expanding the current knowledge on the ECS in both physiological and pathological conditions. Novel experimental studies using in vitro or in vivo models, review articles consolidating recent advances, and clinical studies are welcome for consideration.

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Prof. Mario Allegra & Dr. Ignazio Restivo, University of Palermo, Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Palermo, Italy

are supporting us as guest editors on a special issue on:

“Micronutrients and Oxidative Stress”.

Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are now acknowledged to play a key role in maintaining cellular and tissue physiology. At the same time, though, they can activate redox-dependent, signal transduction pathways involved in the development of a wide range of inflammatory and degenerative pathologies. Along these lines, a plethora of micronutrients with peculiar reducing properties have been recently shown to regulate cellular homeostasis effectively. First considered ‘health-promoting’ by virtue of their radical-scavenging activity and/or direct antioxidant effects on cellular biomolecules, such compounds are now believed to interfere with cellular signalling by intercepting reactive species at the level of critical redox-dependent pathways. Contributions are invited from investigators worldwide in the form of reviews or original research articles on the anti-oxidative effects and mechanisms through which micronutrients exert a positive impact on human health.

If you are interested to contribute to this special issue, please send a cover letter and your manuscript to submission@cellphysiolbiochem.com

Prof. Dr. Markus Ritter, Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology at the Paracelsus University Salzburg, Austria

is supporting us as a guest editor on a special issue on:

“Mechanisms and Functional Significance of Cell Volume Regulation”.

Cell Volume Regulation is a fundamental biological principle that applies to virtually all living matter. The underlying molecules and mechanisms that serve to tightly adjust the volume of a cell to its given needs and the functional sequel arising thereof have been intensively investigated. The body of knowledge arising from this research is impressively growing and extends to all fields of biomedical research and beyond.

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Prof. Dr. Guiscard Seebohm, Institute for Genetics of Heart Diseases (IfGH), Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital Muenster, Germany

is supporting us as a guest editor on a special issue on:

“Ion Channel Pharmacology”.

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Assoc. Prof. Cornelia Braicu & Prof. Ioana Berindan-Neagoe, Research Center for Functional Genomic, Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

are supporting us as guest editors on a special issue on:

“Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer Pathogenesis”.

Cancer is a disease of the genome, arising from DNA alterations that dysregulate coding and non-coding genes. Unraveling the cancer pathogenesis and the complex interconnected signaling pathways have important implication on identification of new therapeutic targets and the development of novel biomarkers for diagnostic and/or prognostic. In this Special Issue, we intend to highlight key molecular mechanisms required for malignancy, emphasis the interconnection among the oncogenic signaling, leading to the identification of key ‘cancer genes’ that affect those pathways, being a starting point for new targeted therapies.

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