Immunosenescence and age-related viral diseases

YC Ma, M Fang - Science China Life Sciences, 2013 - Springer
Immunosenescence is described as a decline in the normal functioning of the immune
system associated with physiologic ageing. Immunosenescence contributes to reduced …

[HTML][HTML] Aging and options to halt declining immunity to virus infections

MÁ Palacios-Pedrero, ADME Osterhaus… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Immunosenescence is a process associated with aging that leads to dysregulation of cells of
innate and adaptive immunity, which may become dysfunctional. Consequently, older adults …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding immunosenescence to improve responses to vaccines

JJ Goronzy, CM Weyand - Nature immunology, 2013 - nature.com
In the older adult, the benefits of vaccination to prevent infectious disease are limited, mainly
because of the adaptive immune system's inability to generate protective immunity. The age …

The aging of the immune system

D Weiskopf, B Weinberger… - Transplant …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
An age‐related decline in immune functions, referred to as immunosenescence, is partially
responsible for the increased prevalence and severity of infectious diseases, and the low …

[HTML][HTML] Aging in the context of immunological architecture, function and disease outcomes

AL DiCarlo, R Fuldner, J Kaminski, R Hodes - Trends in immunology, 2009 - cell.com
The aging immune system demonstrates a reduced capacity to mount a robust immune
response (immunosenescence), thereby increasing the susceptibility to various infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Age-associated declines in immune system development and function: causes, consequences, and reversal

K Dorshkind, S Swain - Current opinion in immunology, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Understanding why we age and how that process can be delayed or reversed are topics that
have engaged both researchers and the general public [1]. From a scientific perspective …

A systems biology approach to the effect of aging, immunosenescence and vaccine response

GA Poland, IG Ovsyannikova, RB Kennedy… - Current opinion in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Immunosenescence leads to increased susceptibility to infection and decreased
vaccine response.•Heme-oxygenase gene expression may be an important element in age …

Research progress on immune aging and its mechanisms affecting geriatric diseases

Y Yu, S Zheng - Aging Medicine, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Immunosenescence, also known as immune aging, refers to the degeneration,
compensation, and reconstruction of the immune system with aging. Immune aging is an …

Mechanisms of immunosenescence: lessons from models of accelerated immune aging

S Le Saux, CM Weyand… - Annals of the New York …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
With increasing age, the ability of the adaptive immune system to respond to vaccines and to
protect from infection declines. In parallel, the production of inflammatory mediators …

Immunity and ageing in man

G Pawelec - Experimental gerontology, 2006 - Elsevier
Immunosenescence resulting in decreased ability to control infectious disease contributes to
morbidity and mortality not only in the very elderly, but in all likelihood already from middle …