Ocular Inflammation and Neuroimmunology
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 365
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Retinal inflammatory disease (or uveitis) is an eye condition that causes dysfunction of the retina and, in the most severe cases, substantial vision loss. It is most common in people between the ages of 20 and 60. And retinal degeneration is a retinopathy which consists in the deterioration of the retina caused by the progressive death of its cells. Neuroimmunology is a field combining neuroscience, the study of the nervous system, and immunology, the study of the immune system. Recent research has been exploring the role of innate immune signalling cascades in driving inflammation and leukocyte recruitment in retinal dystrophies such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and uncovering innovative therapeutics in order to suppress inflammation and improve patient outcomes.
This Special Issue focuses on inflammation in ocular diseases and neuroimmunology research. Submission of original articles, systematic reviews, short communications, and other types of article on related topics are welcome. Manuscripts will follow standard Journal peer-review practices, and those accepted for publication will appear in the special issue on Ocular Inflammation and Neuroimmunology. We look forward to receiving and welcome your contributions.
Dr. Matthew Rutar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Neuroimmune
- Retinal inflammation
- Retinal degeneration
- Innate immune signaling cascades
- Stem Cell
- Macrophage
- Chemokine
- Receptor
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