Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses chronic idiopathic relapsing and
remitting gastrointestinal autoimmune diseases characterized by chronic inflammatory
disorders of complex etiology, posing clinical challenges due to their o6en…
Steroids are a large group of compounds whose structure is based on a 17-carbon
skeleton, with a specific cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene ring system. Natural
steroids have been fine-tuned through evolution to build membranes; act as…
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) has emerged as a useful tool for optimizing biological treatment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other immune- mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID). Reactive TDM has rationalized the management…
The healthcare system’s ability to diagnose and care for people with schizophrenia has
improved in recent decades, as effective pharmacological and psychosocial interventions
are now available. However, schizophrenia remains a leading cause of…
Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in humans today, and the number of people affected by cancer is growing. As a result, the search for new antitumor agents that may be more effective and secure than existing treatments is…
Lipid-based nanosystems, including solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) and nanostructured
lipid carriers (NLC), cationic lipid nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, and liposomes, have
been extensively studied to improve drug delivery through different…
In this Special Issue, recent advancements in the field of pediatric tumors are discussed,
and novel prognostic markers are critically appraised. Greater understanding of the
heterogeneity of pediatric cancers will ultimately lead to new therapeutic…
This Special Issue is a collection of eleven articles (five reviews and six studies) that
describe a wide range of approaches to modulating metalloproteinase activity in
disease. The techniques described are in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo.
Pain biomarkers are biological indicators or measurable characteristics that can provide
information about the presence, severity, or underlying mechanisms of pain. They are
valuable for several reasons: Diagnosis and differential diagnosis:…
This reprint focuses on the importance of the micronutrient iron in human physiological iron homeostasis and iron-related diseases. Daily adequate dietary iron supply ensures vital body functions and hemoglobin synthesis during erythropoiesis. During…