The state of complement in COVID-19

B Afzali, M Noris, BN Lambrecht… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Hyperactivation of the complement and coagulation systems is recognized as part of the
clinical syndrome of COVID-19. Here we review systemic complement activation and local …

Immunosenescence: molecular mechanisms and diseases

Z Liu, Q Liang, Y Ren, C Guo, X Ge, L Wang… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Infection susceptibility, poor vaccination efficacy, age-related disease onset, and neoplasms
are linked to innate and adaptive immune dysfunction that accompanies aging (known as …

An aged immune system drives senescence and ageing of solid organs

MJ Yousefzadeh, RR Flores, YI Zhu, ZC Schmiechen… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Ageing of the immune system, or immunosenescence, contributes to the morbidity and
mortality of the elderly,. To define the contribution of immune system ageing to organism …

An intercellular transfer of telomeres rescues T cells from senescence and promotes long-term immunological memory

A Lanna, B Vaz, C D'Ambra, S Valvo, C Vuotto… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
The common view is that T lymphocytes activate telomerase to delay senescence. Here we
show that some T cells (primarily naïve and central memory cells) elongated telomeres by …

The aging gut microbiome and its impact on host immunity

N Bosco, M Noti - Genes & Immunity, 2021 - nature.com
The microbiome plays a fundamental role in the maturation, function, and regulation of the
host-immune system from birth to old age. In return, the immune system has co-evolved a …

Immunosenescence: a key player in cancer development

J Lian, Y Yue, W Yu, Y Zhang - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2020 - Springer
Immunosenescence is a process of immune dysfunction that occurs with age and includes
remodeling of lymphoid organs, leading to changes in the immune function of the elderly …

Immunosenescence and its hallmarks: how to oppose aging strategically? A review of potential options for therapeutic intervention

A Aiello, F Farzaneh, G Candore, C Caruso… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Aging is accompanied by remodeling of the immune system. With time, this leads to a
decline in immune efficacy, resulting in increased vulnerability to infectious diseases …

A single-cell transcriptomic atlas characterizes ageing tissues in the mouse

Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Ageing is characterized by a progressive loss of physiological integrity, leading to impaired
function and increased vulnerability to death. Despite rapid advances over recent years …

Sexual-dimorphism in human immune system aging

EJ Márquez, C Chung, R Marches, RJ Rossi… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Differences in immune function and responses contribute to health-and life-span disparities
between sexes. However, the role of sex in immune system aging is not well understood …

Effects of sex and aging on the immune cell landscape as assessed by single-cell transcriptomic analysis

Z Huang, B Chen, X Liu, H Li, L Xie… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Sex and aging influence the human immune system, resulting in disparate responses to
infection, autoimmunity, and cancer. However, the impact of sex and aging on the immune …