Chronic Inflammation: Pathophysiological Process and Nutritional Interventions

Dear Colleagues,

Chronic inflammation encompasses a variety of conditions that range from the immuno-rheumatological field to cardiovascular diseases, oncological, gastroenterological, and metabolic disorders and cover all ages, from the pediatric population to elderly patients. It is well known that diet plays a major role in limiting or promoting the risk factors of all these diseases. In particular, individual dietary habits have been shown to influence specific molecular mechanisms, impacting both the onset and progression of chronic inflammatory conditions. The present issue collects original articles and reviews presenting new insights into pathophysiological processes of chronic inflammation affected by nutritive or bioactive compounds. Nutritional interventions affecting clinical patients’ phenotype and features and exploring the underlying mechanisms at molecular level are also welcome.

This Special Issue focuses on but is not restricted to the following topics:

• Chronic inflammatory disorders (rheumatology, gastroenterology, metabolic diseases, endocrinology, cardiovascular diseases, pediatric and geriatric pathologies);
• Pediatric patients affected by inflammatory chronic disorders;
• Elderly patients affected by chronic inflammatory disorders;
• Experimental models of chronic inflammation.

Dr. Sara Bindoli
Dr. Francesca Oliviero
Guest Editors

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