Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 11, Pages 27: Glycosaminoglycans and Proteoglycans (Pharmaceuticals)

In this editorial to MDPI Pharmaceuticals special issue `Glycosaminoglycans and Proteoglycans` we describe in outline the common structural features of glycosaminoglycans and the characteristics of proteoglycans, including the intracellular proteoglycan, serglycin, cell-surface proteoglycans, like syndecans and glypicans, and the extracellular matrix proteoglycans, like aggrecan, perlecan, and small leucine-rich proteoglycans. The context in which the pharmaceutical uses of glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans are presented in this special issue is given at the very end.