Research Progress on Parasitic and Microbial Infection and Immunity

Dear Colleagues,

Molecular and cellular players involved in the orchestration of the immune responses that lead to protection during infection still need to be investigated. Likewise, pathogens, including bacteria, viruses and parasites, have developed different strategies to evade or manipulate the host’s immune response and secure a successful infection. Mechanisms such as capsule formation, antigenic variation, secretion of toxins, and other molecules facilitate pathogen entry and establishment and can lead to pathogenic escape from defensive host responses, thus allowing pathogens to infect their host and complete their life cycle. Yet, the host maintains homeostasis by activating complex immune pathways that involve innate and adaptive responses. These pathways result in the production and release of different molecular compounds that can block the entry of pathogens or lead to their killing. In this Special Issue, we are pleased to invite you to submit investigations, research articles and reviews on the molecular mechanisms used by parasites, viruses, and bacteria to escape host immune responses and aid in the infection process. We also invite papers describing in vivo and in vitro studies that investigate how the host fights back in the race against infecting pathogens.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Julia González
Dr. Adela Oliva Chávez
Guest Editors

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• host
• pathway
• defense
• innate immune responses
• adaptive immune responses
• pathogenicity
• immune signalling
• bacterial infection
• viral infection
• parasitic infection