Diet and Immune Response
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 953
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue on diet and immune responses.
During the past decades, it has become increasingly clear that diet influences our immune systems in various ways, both directly and indirectly. Both macronutrients (proteins, lipids and carbohydrates) and micronutrients (minerals and vitamins) may affect the strength of an immune reaction towards microbes or how efficiently an inflammation is resolved. Moreover, some food components may, on their own, induce an inflammatory response or increase immune protection. Even though our understanding of how nutrients and food-related components interact with the immune system has grown dramatically, many questions regarding both mechanisms of action and the action of specific molecules (naturally occurring or formed as a result of food processing) are yet to be answered. Such knowledge is imperative for producing healthy and sustainable food in the future.
This Special Issue aims to increase our knowledge and understanding of how nutrients or their derivatives interact with immune system cells and how this may impact immune responses induced by microorganisms or tissue damage.
In this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles and reviews. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- The action of a specific nutrient on immune system cells.
- Comparison of the immunomodulating action of different molecules within a group of nutrients (e.g., lipids).
- Unraveling specific molecular mechanisms that are affected by a dietary component.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Hanne Frøkiær
Guest Editor
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