Insights in Vascular Physiology: 2026

This Research Topic is part of the Insights in Vascular Physiology series:Insights in Vascular Physiology: 2025Insights in Vascular Physiology: 2024We are now in the third decade of the 21st Century, and especially in recent years, scientists have made exceptional achievements, leading to major advancements in the fast-growing field of Vascular Physiology. This Frontiers Research Topic aims to highlight the latest advancements in vascular physiology and pathophysiology, including novel developments, current challenges, latest discoveries, recent advances, and future perspectives. It is edited by Topic Editors Prof. Luis A. Martinez-Lemus (University of Missouri, USA), Prof. Francesco Moccia (University of Molise, Italy), and Prof. Alexander G. Obukhov (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA).We welcome submissions related to, but not limited to, the following topics:• Mechanisms of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) progression to rupture to identify targets for its therapeutic amelioration;• Integration of shear stress mechanotransduction in endothelial cells;• Mechanisms of endothelial to smooth muscle cell communication across vascular beds;• Mechanisms of cerebral capillary perfusion in health and disease;• Endothelial contributions to metabolic dysfunction;• Vascular effects of obesity and how this may be mitigated by new anti-obesity drugs;• Lipid-proteins interactions and lipidomics in vascular dysfunction;• Impact of microbiome on vascular physiology in health and disease;• Vascular aging;• Regulation of the cerebral microcirculation;• Regulation of the coronary microcirculation - with special interest in dysfunction particularly in angina or ischemia with no obstructive coronary disease (ANOCA/INOCA);• Ion channels in vascular and endothelial function;• Mechanisms of neurovascular coupling in health and disease;• Role of endothelial progenitor cells in vascular repair and regeneration;• The potential physiological or pathophysiological effects of endothelium-derived extracellular vesicles;• The endothelium as potential regulator of neurodegenerative disease by controlling blood-brain barrier permeability.Topic Editor Prof. Luis A. Martinez-Lemus holds a patent entitled "Neuraminidase inhibition to improve glycocalyx volume and function to ameliorate cardiovascular diseases in pathologies associated with glycocalyx damage". Topic editors: Francesco Moccia, Alexander G. Obukhov, Luis A. Martinez-Lemus Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/79448/insights-in-vascular-physiology-2026