Vasculitis: From Molecular Biology to Therapy

Dear Colleagues,

Great advancements have recently been made in the immunopathology, diagnosis, and management of vasculitis, including new therapeutic options.

Novel open-ended approaches, such as large-scale genotyping, proteomics, and metabolomics, have helped to provide new insights into Takayasu arteritis, giant cell arteritis, and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis.

Furthermore, recent advances in the imaging of Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis offer promise for earlier diagnosis and better disease monitoring, including the assessment of treatment response.

The risk of cardiovascular complications and comorbidities such as osteoporosis is increasingly being recognized as a factor influencing the long-term prospects of patients with vasculitis.

The focus is shifting toward using patient-reported results to assess the effects and treatment of vasculitides more reliably.

This Special Issue invites submissions exploring the broad field of vasculitis.

Dr. Valentin Schäfer
Guest Editor

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• vasculitis
• immunopathology
• diagnosis
• therapy