Assessing the Role of Diet and Nutrients in Immunity, Autoimmunity and Cancer

Dear Colleagues,

The role of diet and nutrients in shaping the immune system has started to emerge. Experimental data from animal studies have shown that dietary habits and constituents can significantly alter immunological functions affecting both humoral (antibody) and cellular immune responses. The interaction of the innate and adaptive immune systems with other systems can be influenced by alterations in diet, dietary restrictions, or excesses consumption of certain dietary constituents.
Data from experimental studies on animal models of inflammatory diseases have defined the influences of specific nutrients in the homeostasis of the immune system in health and disease states, for example, in autoimmune and cancerous diseases and during aging. Auto-antigen-specific and tumor-antigen-related immune responses can be affected by the restriction of protein, calories, or protein and calories. Dietary supplements appear to be instrumental in shaping the immune system, with several playing pivotal roles in promoting anti-inflammatory cytokine production. In particular, the immunoregulatory role of the Mediterranean and Ramazan diets is a research focus.
The current Special Issue of Nutrients will provide a collection of studies related to the topic “Assessing the role of diet and nutrients in immunity, autoimmunity and cancer”. Authors are invited to submit relevent research articles and reviews for inclusion.

Dr. Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
Dr. Abdulla Watad
Guest Editors

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