Mycobacterial Infections: Redox Modulation, Cytokine Reprogramming, and Host-Directed Therapy
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 167
Editor
Interests: mycobacterial diseases; tuberculosis; host immune responses; pathogenesis
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Dear Colleagues,
Mycobacterial infections are caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). While Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis (TB), most other non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are considered environmental bacteria that can cause infections. Common NTM include M. avium complex (MAC), often acquired from water and soil, and M. marinum from aquatic environments. Symptoms of TB often include a persistent, productive cough, weight loss, fever, and night sweats. NTM can cause chronic respiratory, skin, or lymph node infections, especially in individuals with underlying lung disease or weakened immune systems. Treatment of mycobacterial infections typically requires combinations of antibiotics for months, to effectively clear the infection.
This Special Issue will focus on the most recent advances in the understanding of host immune responses, pathogenesis and host-directed therapies of mycobacterial infections.
Areas of special emphasis include, but are not limited to, oxidative stress, redox modulation and cytokine reprogramming.
We invite the submission of research articles, reviews, and case studies.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Current Issues in Molecular Biology.
Prof. Dr. Vishwanath Venketaraman
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- TB
- NTM
- redox imbalance
- cytokine reprogramming
- host-directed thera
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