Regulatory T Cells

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advances in the study of regulatory T cells (Tregs) highlight their essential role in maintaining the immune system's homeostasis and treating autoimmune diseases, transplantation rejection, cancers, and microbial infections. Tregs can be found in CD4+ and CD8+ T cell populations. While Treg's clinical trials are ongoing, there are still many challenges in their clinical application. Therefore, continued research is necessary to understand better their mechanisms of action and potential for clinical translation. Accordingly, this special issue will focus on all aspects related to Tregs. I hope that this platform will provide an opportunity for scientists to contribute their new findings and innovative concepts, which will eventually improve the application of Tregs in treating diseases in humans and animals. Both original articles and reviews are welcome. Examples of covered topics include but are not limited to:  

•    CD4+ Tregs.
•    CD8+ Treg. 
•    Genetically engineered Tregs, such as CAR Tregs.

I encourage you to send me an abstract as soon as possible, especially for those who want to contribute a review. The manuscripts will be reviewed when they are received. If accepted, they will be published immediately and appear on the homepage of this special issue.

Dr. Xiaolei Tang

Guest Editor

Manuscripts should be submitted via our online editorial system at https://imr.propub.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to start your submission. Manuscripts can be submitted now or up until the deadline. All papers will go through peer-review process. Accepted papers will be published in the journal (as soon as accepted) and meanwhile listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, reviews as well as short communications are preferred. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office to announce on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts will be thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. Please visit the Instruction for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) in this open access journal is 2500 USD. Submitted manuscripts should be well formatted in good English.