Infection, Inflammation and Cancer
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 32263
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cancer cells; tumor microenvironment; cancer biology; cell culture; tumor biology; tumor cell culture, anti-microbial, anti-inflammation, host-microbe interaction
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Interests: inflammation and cancer biology; immunology and bacterial pathogenesis; mitochondrial metabolism; post-translational modification; dietary agents; drug discovery; protein structure biology; life-style and environmental cancer; risk factors
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Interests: inflammation and cancer biology; immunology and bacterial pathogenesis; mitochondrial metabolism; post-translational modification; dietary agents; drug discovery; protein structure biology; life-style and environmental cancer; risk factors
Interests: microbial pathogenesis; innate immunity; inflammation; host-pathogen interaction; autoinflammatory disorders
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Nobel prize winner Johannes Fibiger, in 1926, discovered that stomach cancer in rats was caused by nematode parasites, indicating the very first link between cancer and infectious agents. The link has grown stronger with the additional Nobel-winning discoveries of Helicobacter pylori (gastric cancer) and papillomavirus (cervical cancer). It is projected that one in five cases of cancer is triggered by an infection or inflammation. It is crucial to reveal the role of infection and inflammation, as well as the underlying mechanism(s) responsible for cancer progression. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on our current understanding of the infection or inflammation signaling cascade, its link to cancer progression, and the therapeutic approaches currently available. We invite researchers to contribute research articles or reviews dealing with molecular/cellular biology, immunology, and the epidemiology of the link between infection/inflammation and cancer.
Potential topics include:
- Basic research on the molecular mechanisms of infection or inflammation or cancer.
- Development of novel drug treatment approaches for infection- or inflammation-related cancer triggers.
- Formulation of advanced, nanomedicine, or combination treatment approaches for infection- and/or inflammation-related cancers.
- Identification of novel pathogens in infection- and/or inflammation-induced cancer.
- Inflammatory signaling pathways such as MAPK, NF-κB, JAK-STAT, PI3K-AKT, etc.
We look forward to your contributions to this Special Issue, which will encourage further developments in this exhilarating field.
Dr. Imran Khan
Dr. Faisal Aziz
Dr. Anil K Yadav
Dr. Ajay Suresh Akhade
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- molecular/cellular biology
- immunology
- infection
- cancer
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