Chronic Inflammatory Lung Diseases: Molecular Pathology

Dear Colleagues,

Chronic inflammatory lung diseases, including asthma, COPD, and fibrosis, are the most frequent non-communicable chronic diseases. None of them can be cured due to a lack of understanding around molecular pathogenesis. Inflammation alone is insufficient to explain the development and the often life-long burden. Fibrotic processes or excessive tissue remodeling are well-noted pathologies in all of these diseases, but their origins cannot be explained by inflammation. New ideas are needed to understand and resolve these pathologies.

In this Special Issue, we would like you to think unconventionally and contribute your innovative ideas regarding the origin of the disease and the reasons why they could not be cured with available strategies. However, we would like to remind you that the focus of this journal is molecular science; therefore, we will not accept purely clinical studies without a strong link to molecular sciences. 

Prof. Dr. Michael Roth
Dr. Lei Fang
Guest Editors

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