Advances in Immunobiology of Inflammation

Inflammation is a collective host response that protects against the invasion of foreign bodies and aids in recovery from tissue injury. Therefore, it is a fundamentally important biological phenomenon necessary for sustaining a multicellular organism. Consequently, inflammation has been a central theme in biological and medical science research for a century, and our understanding of inflammation, both conceptually and mechanistically, continues to evolve. Importantly, controlling inflammation is one of the most promising approaches to treating and preventing life-threatening diseases, including cancer, infectious diseases, and autoimmune diseases, as well as slowing aging and age-related diseases.

This Research Topic aims to discuss the current progress in inflammation research. Topics of interest for this issue include:

• Molecular and cellular biology of immune and non-immune cells in inflammation

• Acute and chronic inflammation induced by infection

• Sterile inflammation, such as atherosclerosis, ischemia-reperfusion injury, and trauma

• Inflammation in tumors and tumor-bearing hosts

• Non-canonical pathways to regulate inflammation; nutritional, metabolic, environmental, physiological/hormonal, and gerontological (inflammaging) effects on inflammation

• Mechanisms of inflammation resolution

• Tissue- and development-specific immunobiological mechanisms

• Cutting-edge technologies or new methodologies for innovative inflammation research.

Keywords: inflammation

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