Molecular Mechanisms of the Gynecologic Infections

Call for Papers

Infectious diseases account for a significant percentage of gynecologic diseases, particularly in women of reproductive age. Inflammation is a basic method by which we respond to infection, irritation, or injury. Inflammation is now recognized as a type of nonspecific immune response, either acute or chronic. In gynecology, inflammation leads to anatomic disorders primarily as a result of infectious disease. There are numerous different responses in the various etiologic factors of the inflammation and infection of the female reproductive system. Also, this response is different, according to the age and the immune status of the particular patient.

During the last years, many molecular mechanisms have been proposed in order to explain these different reactions of the female reproductive system to the inflammation and infection.

We particularly take an interest in manuscripts that report the relevance of molecular mechanisms to the pathogenesis, the diagnosis, the treatment, and the prognosis of every gynecologic infection in pregnant and nonpregnant women. Moreover, papers dealing with special infections like HPV, HIV, and so forth and reviews that summarize the results of relevant clinical trials are welcomed. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Molecular mechanisms of lower genital tract infections
• Molecular mechanisms of endometritis
• Molecular mechanisms of PID
• Molecular mechanisms of HPV infections
• Molecular mechanisms of gynecologic infections in HIV-positive women
• Molecular mechanisms of gynecologic infections during pregnancy
• Molecular mechanisms of gynecologic infections in children and adolescents

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal’s Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/idog/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/idog/mmgi/ according to the following timetable:

Lead Guest Editor

• Georgios Adonakis, Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Patras, Ippokratous Avenue, 26500 Patras, Greece

Guest Editors

• Alexandros Daponte, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece
• Efthimios Deligeoroglou, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, Vas. Sofias Avenue 76, 11528 Athens, Greece
• Maria Kyrgiou, West London Gynaecological Cancer Centre, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea-Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, London W12 0HS, UK
• Ioannis Mylonas, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany