Overview
Autophagy: Cancer, Other Pathologies, Inflammation, Immunity, Infection, and Aging is an authoritative examination of the role of autophagy in health and disease. Understanding this phenomenon is vital in the study of cancer, aging, neurodegeneration, immunology, and infectious diseases. This four-volume work is a valuable guide to cellular processes and encourages researchers to explore their potentially important connections. Understanding the role of autophagy is critical, considering its association with numerous biological processes, including cellular development and differentiation, cancer (both antitumor and protumor functions), immunity, infectious diseases, inflammation, maintenance of homeostasis, response to cellular stress, and degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and prion diseases. Cell homeostasis is achieved by balancing biosynthesis and cellular turnover. Despite the increasing importance of autophagy in various pathophysiological conditions, this process is underestimated and overlooked. As a result, its role in the initiation, stability, maintenance, and progression of these and other diseases is poorly understood. This work broadens the knowledge of academic and clinical professors, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate and medical students.