Cytokines in Inflammation and Health
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 46
Special Issue Editor
Interests: mucosal immunology; chronic disease; infectious disease biology; vaccinology; immunotherapy; type 2 immunopathologies; innate immunity
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Dear Colleagues,
Cytokines are critical for the development of protective immune responses against pathogens and cancer. While a lack of certain cytokines or the inability to respond to them can be detrimental to health (e.g., immune deficiency diseases), their excessive production and uncontrolled activities can lead to inflammatory diseases (e.g., asthma, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and COVID-19 complications) and contribute to the development of metabolic disorders. It has been firmly established that persistent inflammatory cytokine production promotes the development of a variety of malignancies, including melanoma, colorectal, liver and pancreatic cancer. Finally, it is increasingly clear that inflammatory cytokines secreted by senescent cells contribute to aging and age-associated diseases. Therefore, cytokines are a double-edged sword that can be therapeutically manipulated to treat a broad range of human diseases. Hence, I invite you to contribute the latest research findings or a review article to this Special Issue on “Cytokines in Inflammation and Health”.
Dr. Jörg Hermann Fritz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cytokines
- inflammation
- ageing
- cancer
- obesity
- novel therapies
