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Successful containment of an infection is dependent on both innate and adaptive immune response. Cytokines are essential effectors of both of these systems. In particular, type I interferons (IFN-I) are important components of early innate immunity against an infection. However, the production of IFN-I could serve as a double edge sword, either containing an infection or enhancing susceptibility. For example, IFN-I, which is essential for early containment of viral infections, has been shown to be detrimental to the host during bacterial infections. In fact, recent significant reports have shown that influenza virus induced IFN-I responses can enhance the host susceptibility to secondary bacterial infections. These recent reports highlight the expanding immunoregulatory role of IFN-I in the host immunity. With these recent findings in mind, the aim of this research topic is to welcome novel data, opinion and literature reviews on the newly identified dual functions of IFN-I. This research topic wills focus on the following areas of IFN-I: 1) a detrimental role of IFN-I during primary bacterial infection; 2) a detrimental role of viral infection induced IFN-I during secondary bacterial infections; 3) evolutionary pressure that drove detrimental IFN-I response during primary bacterial infection; and 4) does benefit of IFN-I responses during primary viral infections outweigh the adverse consequences of IFN-I mediated enhanced susceptibility to secondary bacterial infections.

Autoimmunity --- adjuvant --- bacterial and viral infections --- Vaccine --- type I IFN

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Autoinflammation, as a relatively new field in clinical rheumatology, has gained an increasing importance in recent years. The number of identified entities and affected patients has gradually increased, and some of the involved pathways have already been identified. This progress allows a deeper understanding of closely linked diseases, namely, inflammasomopathies, interferonopathies, Relo-pathies, and proteasome associated syndromes. These insights have not only improved their classification but also helped to identify new treatment targets of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-1ß, IL-6, interferon-, and TNF-alpha. Nevertheless, there is still a high medical need, especially in reliable outcome measures, for confirmation of data from controlled clinical trials and, finally, also for long-term experience from registers. This issue welcomes all types of papers on the broad spectrum of clinical characteristics, prognosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of autoinflammatory diseases. The goal of this Special Issue is to further raise awareness of autoinflammatory processes and to better separate them from well-established autoimmune diseases. It is clear that we have entered a new age in this complex field, linking rheumatology even closer to immunology.

gout --- febuxostat --- colchicine --- hepatotoxicity --- prophylaxis --- myositis --- inflammatory idiopathic myopathy --- dysphagia --- aspiration --- pneumonia --- immunoglobulin G4-related orbital disease (IgG4-ROD) --- orbital lymphoma (OL) --- computed tomography (CT) --- Hounsfield unit --- imaging --- autoinflammation --- arthritis --- CAPS --- FCAS --- MWS --- CINCA --- NOMID --- hearing loss --- urticarial-like rash --- autoinflammatory disease --- anti-IL-1 treatment --- rheumatoid arthritis --- synovitis --- neoplasms --- edema --- inflammation --- new genetic variant --- monogenic autoinflammatory syndrome --- diagnostic delay --- anakinra --- damage index --- genetic inheritance --- personalized therapy --- Interleukin-1 --- autoinflammatory diseases --- FMF --- coronavirus --- SARS-CoV-2 antibody response --- adult-onset Still’s disease --- autoinflammatory disorder --- systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis --- haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis --- macrophage activation syndrome --- IFN-γ --- JAK inhibitor --- proliferation --- DNA damage repair --- γH2AX --- PBMCs --- T lymphocytes --- proteasome --- autoimmune --- proteasome-associated autoinflammatory syndrome --- therapy --- IL-1 inhibitors --- NGS --- SURF --- spondyloarthritis --- human leukocyte antigen --- undifferentiated enthesitis and/or arthritis --- ASAS classification criteria --- clinical management --- canakinumab --- cytokines --- n/a --- adult-onset Still's disease

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Zika virus (ZIKV), one of the flavivirus family members transmitted by mosquitos, was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO in February 2016 because of clusters of newborn microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders in Brazil. Most ZIKV infections result in a self-limited flu-like febrile disease, however, if contracted during pregnancy, the virus can also infect fetuses and cause a spectrum of birth defects known as congenital Zika syndrome. To date, no vaccines or antiviral drugs are licensed for ZIKV, and the virus has spread and become endemic to many tropical and sub-tropical countries. Included in this book are thirteen reports addressing diverse aspects of ZIKV–host interactions. These studies range from basic science to clinical research. It is expected that findings from these studies will contribute to a better understanding of the host cells interacting with ZIKV, and may serve as the basis for new diagnostics, antiviral therapies, and vaccine design.

Zika virus --- peroxisomes --- innate immune response --- interferon --- astrocytes --- fetal brain --- zika virus --- flaviviruses --- T cells --- host-pathogen interactions --- flavivirus --- tight junctions --- claudins --- ZO-1 --- blood-placental barrier --- placenta --- apoptosis --- viral replication --- Bcl-2 protein family --- ZIKV --- virus host interactions --- pathogenesis --- MR766 --- guinea pig --- subcutaneous --- vaginal --- sexual transmission --- virus transmission --- envelope protein --- glycosylation --- fusion loop --- viral fusion --- cell entry --- NS5 protein --- nuclear localization --- inflammation --- innate immunity --- extracellular vesicles --- cellular communication --- C6/36 cells --- human monocytes --- endothelial vascular cells --- protein–protein interaction --- non-structural viral proteins --- network --- JAK/STAT --- cytokine --- West Nile virus --- HSP90 --- NS5 --- virus–host interactions --- anti-viral signaling --- immune response --- inflammatory mediator --- Sertoli cells --- Leydig cells --- ZIKA virus --- arboviruses --- infertility --- IFN --- RIG-I --- MDA5 --- IFNAR1 --- zika --- host --- cell death --- peroxisome --- mosquito --- tight junction

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In this Special Issue, we present the state of the art in the field of pig genetics and genomics, including the identification of gene candidates linked to important pig traits and to nutritional modifications, with the aim of collecting the most recent advances. The published manuscripts focused on high-throughput methodologies, such as RNA sequencing, ATAC-seq, MACE-seq, chip-seq, and RRBS, and covered other fields of pig genetics. The pig (Sus scrofa) is the most common large mammal in the world. The Sus genus includes domestic pig and wild boar. Since the draft reference genome sequence of S. scrofa was assembled in 2012, the processes of identification of genes related to important phenotypic traits and of search of genetic markers for pig selection have been significantly refined. In addition, the newest wide-range high-throughput techniques, including microarrays, next-generation sequencing, and the recent PacBio sequencing platform providing ultra-long sequencing reads, allow identifying gene mutations and gene candidates throughout the whole genome, transcriptome, or epigenome and estimating quantitative traits important for breeding as well as the genetic backgrounds of inherited diseases.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Zoology & animal sciences --- HMOX1 gene --- promoter --- transcriptional regulation --- Hezuo Tibetan pig --- AQP3 --- pig --- intramuscular fat --- adipogenesis --- proliferation --- litter size --- total number born alive --- SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) --- GWAS (Genome-Wide Association Studies) --- heat stress --- Duroc --- RNA-Seq --- NMR --- metabolome --- fatness --- obesity --- extracellular matrix --- fat deposition --- lipid metabolism --- NGS --- genetically modified pigs --- genome modifications --- transgenic pigs --- genetic engineering --- disease models --- recombinant proteins --- xenotransplantation --- xenoantigen --- coagulation system dysregulation --- CRISPR/Cas9 system --- non-homologous DNA ends joining (NHEJ) --- TIDE analysis --- off-target --- skeletal muscle fiber --- meat quality --- metabolic diseases --- lncRNA --- RNA-seq --- porcine β-defensin 2 --- CRISPR/Cas9 --- antimicrobial peptide --- disease-resistant animals --- porcine alveolar macrophages --- DNMT3B --- DNA methylation --- isoform --- TNF-α --- pigs --- fatty acids --- 3′quant mRNA-seq --- nutrigenomics --- TRIM26 --- antiviral response --- IFN-β --- poly (I:C) --- VSV --- PRRSV --- seminal plasma --- endometrium --- global gene expression --- microarray --- alternative splicing --- transcript --- protein --- domain --- single nucleotide polymorphism --- hypothalamus --- puberty --- circRNAs --- pubertal genes --- Duroc pigs --- growth traits --- weighted single-step GWAS --- SNP --- gene expression --- congenital defects --- transcriptomics --- swine --- Sus scrofa --- precision medicine --- lymphatic system --- whole-genome sequencing --- SNP array genotyping --- n/a --- 3'quant mRNA-seq

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Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne member of the Flaviviridae family that historically has been associated with mild febrile illness. However, the recent outbreaks in Brazil in 2015 and its rapid spread throughout South and Central America and the Caribbean, together with its association with severe neurological disorders—including fetal microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults—have changed the historic perspective of ZIKV. Currently, ZIKV is considered an important public health concern that has the potential to affect millions of people worldwide. The significance of ZIKV in human health and the lack of approved vaccines and/or antiviral drugs to combat ZIKV infection have triggered a global effort to develop effective countermeasures to prevent and/or treat ZIKV infection. In this Special Issue of Viruses, we have assembled a collection of 32 research and review articles that cover the more recent advances on ZIKV molecular biology, replication and transmission, virus–host interactions, pathogenesis, epidemiology, vaccine development, antivirals, and viral diagnosis.

microRNAs --- antivirals --- reverse genetics --- nucleic acid computation --- viral pathogenesis --- plaque reduction neutralization test --- clinical trials --- viral genetic variation --- viral fitness --- pregnancy --- type I IFN antagonist --- prM-E proteins --- eye --- replicon --- antiviral responses --- Bacterial artificial chromosome --- gene expression --- NS1 protein --- viral permissiveness --- ZIKV–host interactions --- reporter virus --- viral persistence --- blood-retinal barrier --- virus like particles --- emerging arbovirus --- Non-human primates --- heme-oxygenase 1 --- mosquito surveillance --- antiviral compounds --- ZIKV-associated neurologic disorders --- external quality assessment --- outbreak control --- therapeutics --- cryptic promoter silencing --- testis --- neurons --- mutagenesis --- RNA-seq --- microsphere immunoassay --- host-directed antivirals --- molecular diagnostics --- Bayesian analyses --- astrocytomas --- Full-length cDNA infectious clones --- viral pathogenicity --- neural progenitor cells --- full-length molecular clone --- antiviral --- multiplex nucleic acid detection --- Asian-lineage --- nucleic acid strand exchange --- IgA --- African-lineage --- vaccines --- Zika --- research models and tools --- immune response --- IgG avidity tests --- polymerase chain reaction --- Asian lineage --- sexual transmission --- TLR7/8 --- neuropathogenesis --- cross-reactions --- genetic variability --- mosquito --- ZIKV --- infectious cDNA --- prostate --- host genetic variation --- monoclonal antibodies --- optimised --- anti-viral immunity --- QCMD --- arbovirus --- FSS13025 --- MR766 --- NS5 --- EQA --- testicular cells --- virus attachment --- flavivirus --- mosquito-borne flavivirus --- dsRNA --- boolean logic-processing nucleic acid probes --- Ziks virus --- viral replication --- Aedes aegypti --- infection --- natural history --- infectious RNA --- zika virus --- chimeric viruses --- subgenomic replicon --- replication --- human brain glial cells --- microglia cells --- hepatocytes --- bacterial artificial chromosome --- detoxification and immune system responses --- testes --- dengue viruses --- Zika virus --- insecticide resistance --- NS2A protein --- plasmid toxicity --- cell surface receptors --- serology --- viral evolution --- laboratory preparedness --- flaviviruses --- Tet-inducible --- dengue virus --- diagnosis --- assay standardization --- infectious clone --- ELISA --- innate response --- congenital Zika syndrome --- secondary infections --- apoptosis --- viral survival --- ocular --- validated --- rhesus macaques --- neuroinflammation --- placenta cells --- NHP --- Zika virus (ZIKV) --- point-of-care diagnostics --- isothermal nucleic acid amplification --- microcephaly --- cytopathic effects --- indirect immunofluorescence --- fetal infection --- therapy --- siRNA --- viral counteraction --- neural cells --- silvestrol --- eIF4A