Autoimmune Diseases: A Swing Dance of Immune Cells, 3rd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2026 | Viewed by 1037
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Interests: cell biology; immunology; immunomodulation; biomarkers; autoimmune diseases; allergy; cytotoxicity; anticancer activity; natural products; probiotics; prebiotics; nanoparticles
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Dear Colleagues,
The human body constantly interacts with other organisms and with the environment. Such interactions allow the body to recognize beneficial influences from harmful influences, as well as what is its own and what is foreign. This is achieved through the immune system, which is a complex network of specialized cells and organs. Therefore, immune system cells are in a continuous "dance with different partners". The frequent "switching of partners" can lead to the immune system being unable to distinguish between self and non-self, which can initiate the development of autoimmune diseases. There are more than 80 known autoimmune diseases, some of which are more common and well studied (such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, and lupus), although others are rare. Interestingly, the etiology of most autoimmune diseases remains a mystery.
In this Special Issue, the key word is "change", i.e., changes in key molecules during disease-versus-normal states. We discuss changes in antigens, molecular interactions, antibody production, cell signaling, or tissue/organ structures that are associated with the initiation, development, or progression of autoimmune diseases. The development of therapeutic agents that target signaling pathways and lead to changes in T-cell or humoral immune responses will also be considered.
More published papers could be found in the closed Special Issues: Autoimmune Diseases: A Swing Dance of the Immune Cells and Autoimmune Diseases: A Swing Dance of Immune Cells, 2nd Edition
Prof. Dr. Balik Dzhambazov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- autoimmune diseases
- antigens/autoantigens
- post-translational modifications
- antigen processing and presentation
- shared epitopes
- molecular mimicry
- autoantibodies
- immune signaling
- animal models
- therapeutic agents
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