Chemokines in Infectious and Non-infectious Diseases
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Factors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 July 2021) | Viewed by 31149
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Interests: oxidative stress; inflammation; metabolism; non-communicable diseases; infectious diseases
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Dear Colleagues,
Infectious and non-infectious diseases share various metabolic and immunological alterations. Research on the factors that relate the immune system to metabolic alterations in disease is clinically important because it can allow the identification of therapeutic targets. It remains unclear how immunity affects systemic metabolism, but experimental evidence supports an intertwined relationship through interorgan metabolic crosstalk and mitochondrial dynamics, which is highlighted by the rapid evolution of the interdisciplinary field of immunometabolism. One of the consequences of these processes is metabolic stress leading to adaptive responses and altered cellular communication. Chemokines are small molecules (8–12 kDa) and can be divided based on the position of the N-terminal cysteine residues into four canonical subclasses: C, CC, CXC, and CX3C chemokines. These proteins can bind to specific heptahelical receptors and to a subclass of scavenging atypical chemokine receptors. In addition, a fifth subclass has been proposed to complement this superfamily, consisting of chemotactic cytokines that are missing the specific N-terminal cysteine residue. Chemokines have various functions that are involved in the maintenance of normal metabolism and affect immune and inflammatory reactions. Recently, the relationships among mitochondrial dysfunction, autophagy, and disease have been linked to chemokines. In this Special Issue, we aim to publish original research papers and reviews on chemokines in infectious and non-infectious diseases to fulfill our wish to provide an instrument for communication and dissemination of the most recent findings of the role that these proteins play in human diseases. Reports on chemokines and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID infection are strongly encouraged.
Dr. Jordi Camps
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Immunometabolism
- Infectious diseases
- Inflammation
- Non-communicable diseases
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