Rheumatology and Immunity Research: From Mechanisms, Diagnosis to Clinical Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

Background

Chronic inflammatory, arthritis and rheumatic diseases affect many patients worldwide, and the global burden of these diseases increase year by year. Although new drug development acts more on anti-inflammation, antioxidant, and immune-modulation, the pathogenesis still cannot be elucidated. Many of these diseases have more constraints due to the poor response of conventional drugs, more expensive biologics, more severe adverse effects. Hence, integrated therapies were applied as another treatment for alleviating side-effects and reducing the economic cost. This research topic aims to collect the research on rheumatology and immunity, which it could elucidate chronic inflammatory, arthritis and rheumatic diseases from mechanisms, diagnosis to clinical treatment.

Aim

The aim of this research topic is to collect original articles and reviews aimed at highlighting the role of mechanisms, diagnosis to clinical treatment for chronic inflammatory, arthritis and rheumatic diseases, such as Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, psoriasis, vasculitis, osteoarthritis, gout, irritable bowel syndrome, or other inflammatory diseases. The author could use artificial intelligence, real-world evidence, clinical observation, or clinical trials to elucidate the overview of the above disease.

Goal

This research topic aims to include basic and clinical studies on

1. Objective diagnosis for chronic inflammatory, arthritis and rheumatic diseases;
2. The mechanisms of chronic inflammatory, arthritis and rheumatic diseases;
3. Integrated medicine, and alternative therapy for chronic inflammatory, arthritis and rheumatic diseases.

We invite contributions to this collection in the form of general commentary, original research, review/mini review, systemic review and meta-analysis, perspective, clinical observation studies and clinical trial articles. We welcome manuscripts related to, but not limited to:

• Objective diagnosis of chronic inflammatory, arthritis and rheumatic diseases
• New Therapies and Treatments
• Medical plant, medical plant extracts and Complementary medicine
• Rehabilitation in rheumatology
• Clinical Outcome parameters
• Clinical studies

Dr. Ching-Mao Chang
Dr. Tieh-Cheng Fu
Guest Editors

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