Insights of Innate Immunology into Inflammation and Infections

Dear Colleagues,

Innate immunity plays a key role in a wide range of pathology, including infections and sterile inflammatory diseases. Innate immune cells, including neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killing cells, etc., fight against infections and are also involved in both pathogenesis and healing. Deficiency in innate immunity may cause severe infections. Overactivation of innate immunity, such as in the cases of sepsis and COVID-19, may cause tissue damage, restructure, fibrosis, multiple organ failure, and death. Innate immune cells are also crucial for inflammation resolution and wound healing. Thus, targeting innate immunity may provide various ways to treat different infectious and inflammatory diseases.

The Special Issue encourages submissions focusing on how the innate immune system regulates the pathogenesis and healing of infection or inflammatory diseases. Basic studies on innate immune system signaling and regulation, treatment targeting innate immune systems, and microscopy studies of innate immunity are also encouraged.

Dr. Zhichao Fan
Dr. Bo Liu
Dr. Yi Zhang
Guest Editors

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