Role of Gut Flora in Immune Functions

Call for Papers

Gut flora is an important entity of human body that plays crucial role in pathophysiology of various immunological disorders. Exploration of gut flora and its interaction as well as its role in immune system development and functions is an emerging area of current investigations. Modulation of gut flora composition has been considered an attractive strategy to develop new preventive and therapeutic strategies against various immunological disorders.

In this special issue we are particularly interested in manuscripts that address outstanding issues to clarify gaps, mechanisms of action, and interaction of gut flora with immune system. The special issue will provide an international platform for researchers to present their exceptional work and most recent findings and ideas in the field. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Gut microbiome: a historic perspective
• Gut-microbiome-immune interactions
• Clinical investigations about gut flora and immune functionality
• Gut flora modulators and their impact on immune functions
• Cellular biology of gut-flora interactions
• Molecular mechanism(s) involved in gut-flora-mediated changes on immune function
• Role of gut flora in immunological diseases

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/cdi/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/cdi/rgf/ according to the following timetable:

Lead Guest Editor

• Shalini Jain, Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Guest Editors

• Hariom Yadav, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity Branch, Clinical Research Center, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
• Shoenfeld Yehuda, Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
• Harumi Jyonouchi, Pediatric Center of Rare and Complex Diseases, Newark, NJ, USA; Department of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA