New Drugs and Biologics For Treatment of Central Nervous Dysfunction
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2022) | Viewed by 62198
Special Issue Editors
Interests: astrocytes; neuroprotection; Alzheimer's disease; brain diseases; neurobiology; stem cells; central nervous system; neurodegenerative diseases; neurology
Interests: neurodegenerative diseases; Huntington disease; polyglutamine diseases; neuroscience
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Experimental neuroscience in recent years has brought to light numerous exciting technologies, discoveries of new therapeutic interventions, and molecular targets of CNS disorders. However, many theoretical and practical challenges in establishing novel drugs and biologicals remain when tested in in vivo studies or translated into the clinical use; for example, a number of novel or repurposed compounds have beneficial effects within the central nervous system (CNS), but exert some unwanted side effects, when distributed systemically. Emerging technologies, such as intranasal delivery can be employed as a non-invasive option for delivering drugs and therapeutic cells to the CNS with minimal peripheral exposure. This Special Issue will gather discoveries of novel molecular targets, drugs, and biologics, as well as new delivery routes for the treatment of CNS disorders, including but not limited to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington disease, depression, anxiety, autism spectrum disorders, seizures, and stroke. Short and comprehensive research papers including in vitro and in vivo studies, as well as case reports and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Lusine Danielyan
Dr. Huu Phuc Nguyen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Neurodegeneration
- Neurotransmission
- Intranasal administration
- Neuroinflammation
- Stem cells
- New drug