Vaccines and Vaccine Adjuvants/Immunomodulators for Infectious Diseases 2.0
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 7686
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Interests: immunology; immune homeostasis; immunotherapy; host-pathogen interaction
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Interests: DNA vaccine; immune responses; infectious disease; plasmids; vaccine
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The importance of vaccination has gained much attention, again, due to the advent of COVID-19 pandemic. The pioneering vaccinology research of many scientists to eradicate and control various infectious diseases, including polio, Rinderpest and smallpox, diphtheria, rubella, measles, mumps, respectively, has come true via vaccines. However, despite decades of research, many diseases, including bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral, are not having efficacious vaccines. The ultimate goal of vaccination is to generate a safe and effective long-term immune response against targeted disease.
Vaccine adjuvants and/or immunomodulators, either directly or indirectly, have become an indispensable component for many (if not all) vaccines, including RNA, DNA, recombinant proteins, inactivated and attenuated, and viral vector vaccines. Though limited number of adjuvants have entered clinical phase, various adjuvants/immunomodulators have been explored in the experimental vaccines against various diseases. Although many adjuvants' precise mechanisms of action are not known, they enhance the immune response of antigen through modulation of innate and adaptive immune responses, thus providing long-lasting immunological memory.
We invite potential researchers to submit a research article or a comprehensive/mini/ opinion review article related to vaccines and vaccine adjuvants/immunomodulators against infectious diseases. The specific themes are, including but not limited to:
- Development of novel vaccines against infectious diseases
- Strategies to overcome the current challenges in the development of various vaccines against infectious diseases
- Preparation of antigens for recombinant vaccines.
- Role of adjuvants/immunomodulators in vaccines against infectious diseases
- The potential use of novel delivery systems, including emulsions, liposomes, and other nano/microparticle-based systems, for vaccines
- Effect of route of administration on vaccine efficacy
- Characterisation and immunological evaluation of vaccine delivery systems
- Immunopharmacological evaluation of vaccines and/or vaccine adjuvants/immunomodulators
- Proof-of-concept studies of mechanisms of action of adjuvants/immunomodulator
Preference will be given to articles, which focus on emerging infectious agents (e.g., Coronavirus, Influenza, Hepatitis, Dengue, Malaria and others) in humans or animals.
Prof. Dr. Jagadeesh Bayry
Dr. Srinivasa Reddy Bonam
Guest Editors
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