Feature Studies in Respiratory Diseases
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology and Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 4349
Special Issue Editors
Interests: inflammatory airway diseases; air pollution; smoke; allergy; inflammation; oxidative stress; bronchial and nasal epithelial cells; 3D models
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Interests: inflammatory airway diseases; allergy; inflammation; oxidative stress; smoke; air pollution; bronchial and nasal epithelial cells; 3D models
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biomedical research is multidisciplinary and often uses integrated approaches that create different experimental models with complementary functions. This approach is important to understand the physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms of respiratory diseases.
Susceptibility to the pathogenesis of most lung diseases derives from a complex interaction between the lung, environment, genetic background, and the nature of host responses.
Inflammation in the lung is the body's natural response to injury. It works to remove harmful stimuli such as pathogens, irritants and damaged cells and initiate the healing process. Acute and chronic lung inflammation is seen in several respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and cystic fibrosis (CF), and other respiratory diseases.
Unfortunately, all pharmacological strategies used in respiratory diseases are aimed at suppressing inflammation and resolving bronchodilation, but no treatment is dedicated to eradicating the disease. Therefore, understanding the pathophysiological systems of the lung is crucial for the development of new therapeutic approaches. Therefore, the aims of this Special issue are to examine the pathophysiological mechanisms and processes and to identify new pharmacological treatments for preventing or treating the respiratory diseases.
Dr. Giusy Daniela Albano
Dr. Mirella Profita
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- inflammatory airway diseases
- air pollution
- smoke
- allergy
- inflammation
- oxidative stress
- bronchial and nasal epithelial cells
- 3D models
- system biology
- pharmacological treatments
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