Skip to main content

About this Research Topic

Submission closed.

We are not alone in our body. We share our body with the huge number of microorganisms and viruses. Our interaction with them represents a continuum, expanding from commensal and mutualistic relationships to severe infectious diseases. While a very substantial progress has been made in our understanding of ...

We are not alone in our body. We share our body with the huge number of microorganisms and viruses. Our interaction with them represents a continuum, expanding from commensal and mutualistic relationships to severe infectious diseases. While a very substantial progress has been made in our understanding of pathology of infectious diseases, other, more subtle interactions that could lead to human disease are not fully understood. Microorganisms and viruses actively interfere with our life, modulating our immune system, metabolism, even our mood. They contribute to the development of diseases that are major causes of mortality, in particular cancer and autoimmune processes. At the same time, there is also the flip side of the coin (hygiene theory and allergies).

We offer this Research Topic to discuss the following issues:
1. Involvement of viruses and microorganisms in modulating human immune system and metabolic processes,
2. Infectious agents in autoimmune diseases and inflammation

Keywords: microorganisms, viruses, immune system, human metabolism, cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, cancer, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases


Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.

Topic Editors

Loading..

Topic Coordinators

Loading..

Recent Articles

Loading..

Articles

Sort by:

Loading..

Authors

Loading..

views

total views views downloads topic views

}
 
Top countries
Top referring sites
Loading..

Share on

About Frontiers Research Topics

With their unique mixes of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author.