Unraveling the Pathogenesis of Persistent Virus Infection
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 6645
Special Issue Editors
2. Research Institute, The World New Prosperity (WNP), Tokyo 169-0075, Japan
Interests: virus infection; immune responses; virus-host interaction; HIV latency; influenza; SARS; coronaviruses
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleague,
Viruses can cause chronic diseases by introducing and maintaining their genetic materials in host cells. Examples include herpesviruses and retroviruses, which employ several tactics to escape from the immune system, allowing them to establish latent/persistent infections. However, the mechanisms underlying the maintenance of these viruses and disease onsets remain largely unclear.
This Special Issue entitled “Unraveling the Pathogenesis of Persistent Virus Infection" aims to present recent research on any aspect of persistent virus infections. Some of its focal points include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Understanding the pathophysiology of persistent virus infections;
- Advancements in methodologies for studying persistent virus infections in tissues/organs;
- Development of novel therapeutics against persistent virus infections;
- Perspectives on the pathophysiology of virus-induced chronic diseases.
Reviews, original research, and communications are welcome for submission.
Prof. Dr. Yasuko Tsunetsugu-Yokota
Dr. Mie Kobayashi-Ishihara
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pathophysiology
- persistent virus infections
- chronic diseases
- latency
- reactivation
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