Host Innate Immune Response to Influenza A Virus Infections
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 2684
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
The influenza A virus is an RNA virus that can infect humans and a wide range of animal hosts, such as birds, pigs, dogs and horses. Influenza infection can cause mild to severe disease. The innate immune system forms the first line of defence that prevents, controls, or eliminates host infection. However, aberrant innate immune responses, such as “cytokine storm”, can also contribute to the severity of virus infection. Moreover, the innate immune response might also affect the nature of the adaptive immune response. Therefore, research into the innate immune response to influenza A virus infection is not only vital to understanding the pathogenesis of influenza and to develop new intervention methods, but also critical to help facilitate vaccine development.
In this Special Issue of Pathogens, we invite you to contribute review or research articles about the avian or mammalian host innate immune response to different influenza A viruses.
Dr. Pengxiang Chang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- influenza A virus
- innate immunity
- pathogenesis
