About this Research Topic
Zebrafish have become a popular choice for investigating infection, immunity, and inflammation and ultimately to model a spectrum of human diseases. The zebrafish model is a powerful research tool because it offers many advantages, such as rapid genetic tractability, optical transparency at the larval stages, high fecundity, and similarity to humans in terms of immune system development and function. Zebrafish-based studies are continuing to enhance our knowledge of the molecular and cellular processes involved in infection, immunity, and inflammation, and are contributing to the identification of new solutions to treat human disease.
The goal of this Research Topic is to highlight the latest developments in the field of infection, immunity, and inflammation illuminated by the use of the zebrafish model. This field is rapidly evolving and has important implications for human health and disease. The Research Topic aims to showcase how zebrafish can be used to unravel the complex mechanisms at the basis of infectious, inflammatory, and immune-related diseases, and how insights from zebrafish research can be translated to therapies for humans.
We hope that this Research Topic will provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of current research in zebrafish infection, immunity, and inflammation, and will stimulate further advances in this field.
We particularly encourage contributions that cover topics such as:
- The use of zebrafish to model human infectious diseases and inflammatory disorders;
- The characterization of zebrafish immune cells and their interactions with pathogens and inflammatory stimuli;
- The role of the microbiome in health and disease;
- The application of zebrafish for drug screening and testing of anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory agents;
- The development and improvement of zebrafish experimental tools and techniques providing new tools for our understanding of human diseases with infectious, inflammatory, or immune components.
We welcome different types of manuscripts, including Original Research Articles, Reviews, and Methods.
The goal of this Research Topic is to highlight the latest developments in the field of infection, immunity, and inflammation illuminated by the use of the zebrafish model. This field is rapidly evolving and has important implications for human health and disease. The Research Topic aims to showcase how zebrafish can be used to unravel the complex mechanisms at the basis of infectious, inflammatory, and immune-related diseases, and how insights from zebrafish research can be translated to therapies for humans.
We hope that this Research Topic will provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of current research in zebrafish infection, immunity, and inflammation, and will stimulate further advances in this field.
We particularly encourage contributions that cover topics such as:
- The use of zebrafish to model human infectious diseases and inflammatory disorders;
- The characterization of zebrafish immune cells and their interactions with pathogens and inflammatory stimuli;
- The role of the microbiome in health and disease;
- The application of zebrafish for drug screening and testing of anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory agents;
- The development and improvement of zebrafish experimental tools and techniques providing new tools for our understanding of human diseases with infectious, inflammatory, or immune components.
We welcome different types of manuscripts, including Original Research Articles, Reviews, and Methods.
Keywords: zebrafish, infection, inflammation, immunity, Pathogenesis
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