Call for Special Issue Papers: Basic and Clinical Aspects of Cytokine Storms in Infectious Diseases

Infectious diseases and consequent immune imbalancesare major constraint in human health managementthroughout the world. However, in recentdecades enormous efforts have been made to elucidatethe immunomodulatory approaches againstinfectious diseases. Immunomodulation is a therapeuticapproach in which we try to intervene inauto regulating processes of the defense system toadjust the immune response at a desired level.The presentÃ‚Â special issue on cutting edge issues inImmunomodulation like Immune stimulation, Immunesuppression, Immune potentiating and immunereinforcement summarizes our current understandingof this complex mosaic. The accompanyingselection of recent articles from across theworld provides further insight into this topic.Â

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Bending the epidemic curve: advancements and opportunities to reduce the threat of emerging pathogens

Epidemiology and Infection ◽

10.1017/s095026881900058x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 147 ◽

Author(s):

Angel N. Desai ◽

Lawrence C. Madoff

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽

Special Issue ◽

Emerging Pathogens ◽

Epidemic Curve

AbstractThis invited editorial introduces a special issue of Epidemiology & Infection while also discussing advances in emerging infectious diseases.

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Melatonin from an Antioxidant to a Classic Hormone or a Tissue Factor: Experimental and Clinical Aspects 2019

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms21103645 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (10) ◽

pp. 3645

Author(s):

Juan C. Mayo ◽

Rosa M. Sainz

Keyword(s):

Plant Physiology ◽

Glucose Metabolism ◽

Tissue Factor ◽

Clinical Aspects ◽

Special Issue ◽

Metabolism Regulation ◽

Anti Inflammatory ◽

The Way

During the last 25 years we have accomplished great advances in melatonin research, regarding antioxidant or anti-inflammatory functions, oncostatic actions, glucose metabolism regulation or plant physiology, among others. Of course, we should not forget the classical, circadian-related functions of the indole, which has recently brought up new and important findings. All together these new discoveries will likely lead the way in the next decade in terms of melatonin research. This special issue collects some of these new advances focused on different aspects of the indole

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Special Issue for the Workshop on Phylogenetics for Infectious Diseases – With a focus on DNA viruses, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 10–14 October 2011

Infection Genetics and Evolution ◽

10.1016/j.meegid.2013.07.005 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 18 ◽

pp. 349-350

Author(s):

Julian W. Tang ◽

Tommy T. Lam ◽

Philippe Lemey

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Special Issue ◽

Dna Viruses ◽

National University ◽

Mathematical Sciences

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Acalculous Acute Cholecystitis in Previously Healthy Children: General Overview and Analysis of Pediatric Infectious Cases

International Journal of Hepatology ◽

10.1155/2015/459608 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Dimitri Poddighe ◽

Matteo Tresoldi ◽

Amelia Licari ◽

Gian Luigi Marseglia

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Acute Cholecystitis ◽

Critically Ill ◽

Critically Ill Patients ◽

Pediatric Population ◽

Acalculous Cholecystitis ◽

Clinical Aspects ◽

Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis ◽

Healthy Children ◽

General Overview

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is an inflammation of the gallbladder, which does not appear to be associated with the presence of gallstones. AAC is estimated to represent more than 50% of cases of acute cholecystitis in the pediatric population. Although this pathology was initially described in critically ill patients, actually most pediatric cases have been observed during several infectious diseases. Particularly, here we reviewed pediatric infectious acute acalculous cholecystitis and analyzed the pathophysiological and clinical aspects of bacterial and viral forms.

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Anetoderma due to secondary syphilis: Report of two cases and discussion of the histopathological findings

International Journal of STD & AIDS ◽

10.1177/0956462417713586 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 28 (14) ◽

pp. 1456-1460 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

John V Veasey ◽

Rute F Lellis ◽

Renê L Porto ◽

Gladys MA Mattei

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Secondary Syphilis ◽

Clinical Aspects ◽

Elastic Fibers ◽

Cutaneous Manifestations ◽

Benign Condition ◽

Histopathological Findings

Anetoderma is a rare benign condition of diverse etiology whose characteristic is the diminution or absence of the dermal elastic fibers. Classified as primary and secondary, the latter associated with tumors, inflammatory, and infectious diseases. Although the etiology of the lesions is well described in literature, the pathogenesis is still poorly determined. Anetoderma in syphilis is rare, and occurs even in the most uncommon cutaneous manifestations of the disease, such as the nodular form. In order to better understand the changes that lead to elastolysis, we propose a better correlation with the histopathological findings of the lesions that precede it. We present two cases of anetoderma secondary to syphilis, whose clinical aspects resembled the pattern of their initial secondary syphilis rash.

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Special Issue on Infectious Disease Control in SATREPS Projects

Journal of Disaster Research ◽

10.20965/jdr.2018.p0733 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 733-734

Author(s):

Sumio Shinoda

Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Infectious Diseases ◽

Disease Control ◽

Science And Technology ◽

The Philippines ◽

Special Issue ◽

Infectious Disease Control ◽

Joint Research ◽

International Joint

The Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) is a Japanese government program that promotes international joint research. The program is structured as a collaboration between the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The program includes various fields, such as Environment and Energy, Bioresources, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, and Infectious Disease Control, and a total 52 projects were currently in progress as of May, 2018. It is expected that the promotion of international joint research under this program will enable Japanese research institutions to conduct research more effectively in fields and having targets that make it advantageous to do that research in developing countries, including countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa. Recently, SATREPS projects in the field of Infectious Disease have been but under the control of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED). Although adult maladies, such as malignant tumors, heart disease, and cerebral apoplexy, are major causes of death in the developed countries including Japan, infectious diseases are still responsible for the high mortality rates in developing countries. Therefore, Infectious Disease Control is the important field of SATREPS. Infectious Disease Control projects are progressing in several countries, including Kenya, Zambia, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Brazil, and various infectious diseases and pathogens have been targeted. In this special issue on Infectious Disease Control, the following reports from three projects have been selected: “The JICA-AMED SATREPS Project to Control Outbreaks of Yellow Fever and Rift Valley Fever in Kenya” by Nagasaki University, “Comprehensive Etiological and Epidemiological Study on Acute Respiratory Infections in Children in the Philippines” by Tohoku University, and “International Joint Research on Antifungal Resistant Fungi in Brazil” by Chiba University. These projects include viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. If they become available, further supplementary reports from other projects in this field will be published in a future issue.

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