Review Collection on Humoral Immunity
A special issue of Antibodies (ISSN 2073-4468). This special issue belongs to the section "Humoral Immunity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 6221
Special Issue Editors
Interests: immunology; immune homeostasis; immunotherapy; host-pathogen interaction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The “Humoral Immunity” Section is devoted to publishing major advancements related to the antibody response in a wide variety of host species under physiological, pathological, therapeutic, and vaccination conditions. The main topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Antibody response during infections, diseases, treatments, and vaccination;
- Identification and evaluation of biomarkers associated with antibody production and protection;
- Neutralizing antibodies against pathogens and toxins;
- Self-reactive autoantibodies;
- Structure and function of clinically relevant antibodies;
- Physiological antibody generation as well as maturation and related mechanisms, such as antigen presentation for B cell activation, cytokine production, germinal center formation, isotype switching, affinity maturation, and long-term memory generation;
- Mechanisms of and interference with antibody-mediated complement activation.
In particular, we welcome submissions exploring the use of cutting-edge technologies across disciplines to provide a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms of the humoral immune response during natural development, diseases, therapy, and vaccination.
Prof. Dr. Jagadeesh Bayry
Prof. Dr. Linqi Zhang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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