Julio Aliberti
Editor

2012

Upon infection, pathogen and host perform a complex interaction that ultimately aims to achieve elimination of the invading microbe with the least amount of damage to host tissues and organs. Interestingly, both sides of this equation co-evolved several mechanisms that mediate pathogen recognition, initiation and expansion of immune responses, neutralization of toxic elements and elimination of replicating organisms and finally healing and remodeling of damaged tissues.