The “Immunology and Immunotherapy” Section of the journal Biomedicines (ISSN: 2227-9059) publishes high-quality reviews and original peer-reviewed papers covering all aspects of immunology and oncoimmunology. The papers published in this Section aim to uncover the modulations of the immune system, active and passive immunotherapies, diagnostic testing based on specific markers and the use of new technologies to identify novel predictive factors to respond to immunotherapy. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: in vivo/in vitro immune responses research; targeted therapies (including antibody research and vaccine research); virotherapy and oncolytic vaccines; the use of nanoparticles and microvesicles for developing immunotherapeutics; etc. In this context, we are pleased to feature some recently published papers on immunology and immunotherapy in Biomedicines, which provide valuable insights into this exciting field.

As Biomedicines is an open access journal, the following papers can be read for free:

1. “Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: From Pathophysiology to Novel Therapeutic Approaches”
by Luca Fania, Dario Didona, Francesca Romana Di Pietro, Sofia Verkhovskaia, Roberto Morese, Giovanni Paolino, Michele Donati, Francesca Ricci, Valeria Coco, Francesco Ricci et al.
Biomedicines 2021, 9(2), 171; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9020171
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/2/171

2. “Retinal Microvascular Impairment in COVID-19 Bilateral Pneumonia Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography”       
by Jorge González-Zamora, Valentina Bilbao-Malavé, Elsa Gándara, Anna Casablanca-Piñera, Claudia Boquera-Ventosa, Manuel F. Landecho, Javier Zarranz-Ventura and Alfredo García-Layana
Biomedicines 2021, 9(3), 247; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9030247 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/3/247

3. “Relationship between Vitamin D Status and Antibody Response to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Healthy Adults”
by Thilo Samson Chillon, Kamil Demircan, Raban Arved Heller, Ines Maria Hirschbil-Bremer, Joachim Diegmann, Manuel Bachmann, Arash Moghaddam and Lutz Schomburg
Biomedicines 2021, 9(11), 1714; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9111714 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/11/1714

4. “Endothelial Dysfunction in Pulmonary Hypertension: Cause or Consequence?”
by Kondababu Kurakula, Valérie F. E. D. Smolders, Olga Tura-Ceide, J. Wouter Jukema, Paul H. A. Quax and Marie-José Goumans
Biomedicines 2021, 9(1), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9010057 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/1/57

5. “Dynamic Changes of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, Systemic Inflammation Index, and Derived Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Independently Predict Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Need and Death in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients”
by Emanuel Moisa, Dan Corneci, Silvius Negoita, Cristina Raluca Filimon, Andreea Serbu, Mihai Ionut Negutu and Ioana Marina Grintescu
Biomedicines 2021, 9(11), 1656; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9111656 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/11/1656

6. “Roles of XBP1s in Transcriptional Regulation of Target Genes”
by Sung-Min Park, Tae-Il Kang and Jae-Seon So
Biomedicines 2021, 9(7), 791; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9070791 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/7/791

7. “The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Youth Mental Health: A Narrative Review”
by Claudio Brasso, Silvio Bellino, Cecilia Blua, Paola Bozzatello and Paola Rocca
Biomedicines 2022, 10(4), 772; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10040772 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/4/772

8. “Role of NLRP7 in Normal and Malignant Trophoblast Cells”
by Roland Abi Nahed, Maya Elkhoury Mikhael, Deborah Reynaud, Constance Collet, Nicolas Lemaitre, Thierry Michy, Pascale Hoffmann, Frederic Sergent, Christel Marquette, Padma Murthi et al.
Biomedicines 2022, 10(2), 252; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10020252 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/2/252

9. “Puerarin Attenuates Obesity-Induced Inflammation and Dyslipidemia by Regulating Macrophages and TNF-Alpha in Obese Mice”
by Ji-Won Noh, Hee-Kwon Yang, Min-Soo Jun and Byung-Cheol Lee
Biomedicines 2022, 10(1), 175; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10010175 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/1/175

10. “High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios Are Associated with a Higher Risk of Hemodialysis Vascular Access Failure”
by Edoardo Pasqui, Gianmarco de Donato, Elisa Lazzeri, Cecilia Molino, Giuseppe Galzerano, Michele Giubbolini and Giancarlo Palasciano
Biomedicines 2022, 10(9), 2218; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10092218 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/9/2218

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