Abstract:
:Aging is associated with a decline in immune function (immunosenescence), a situation known to correlate with increased incidence of cancer, infectious and degenerative diseases. Innate, cellular and humoral immunity all exhibit increased deterioration with age. A decrease in functional competence of individual natural killer (NK) cells is found with advancing age. Macrophages and granulocytes show functional decline in aging as evidenced by their diminished phagocytic activity and impairment of superoxide generation. There is also marked shift in cytokine profile as age advances, e.g., CD3+ and CD4+ cells decline in number whereas CD8+ cells increase in elderly individuals. A decline in organ specific antibodies occurs causing reduced humoral responsiveness. Circulating melatonin decreases with age and in recent years much interest has been focused on its immunomodulatory effect. Melatonin stimulates the production of progenitor cells for granulocytes-macrophages. It also stimulates the production of NK cells and CD4+ cells and inhibits CD8+ cells. The production and release of various cytokines from NK cells and T-helper lymphocytes also are enhanced by melatonin. Melatonin presumably regulates immune function by acting on the immune-opioid network, by affecting G protein-cAMP signal pathway and by regulating intracellular glutathione levels. Melatonin has the potential therapeutic value to enhance immune function in aged individuals and in patients in an immunocompromised state.
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Immun Ageingjournal_title
Immunity & ageing : I & Aauthors
Srinivasan V,Maestroni GJ,Cardinali DP,Esquifino AI,Perumal SR,Miller SCdoi
10.1186/1742-4933-2-17subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-11-29 00:00:00pages
17issn
1742-4933pii
1742-4933-2-17journal_volume
2pub_type
杂志文章abstract:UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) causes significant disease in the elderly, in part, because immunosenescence impairs protective immune responses to infection in this population. Despite previous and current efforts, there is no RSV vaccine currently licensed in infants or elderly adults. Adjuv...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-9-21
更新日期:2012-10-02 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-10-8
更新日期:2013-02-25 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12979-016-0060-5
更新日期:2016-02-16 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-2-13
更新日期:2005-11-03 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-9-26
更新日期:2012-11-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-3-11
更新日期:2006-12-08 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-11-10
更新日期:2014-05-16 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-9-8
更新日期:2012-04-23 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章,已发布勘误
doi:10.1186/s12979-018-0123-x
更新日期:2018-08-21 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12979-015-0042-z
更新日期:2015-10-08 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/s12979-015-0046-8
更新日期:2015-11-04 00:00:00
abstract::The capacity of the remodelling immune responses during stress (named immune plasticity) is fundamental to reach successful ageing. We herein report two pivotal experimental models in order to demonstrate the relevance of the immune plasticity in ageing and successful ageing. These two experimental models will be comp...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-4-7
更新日期:2007-09-29 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-5-11
更新日期:2008-09-24 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-11-16
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-10-36
更新日期:2013-08-19 00:00:00
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journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12979-018-0126-7
更新日期:2018-09-08 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Multiple myeloma (MM) is a neoplastic disorder of plasma cells interesting mainly the elderly. MM remains an incurable disease, mostly because of the strong interplay between clonal plasma cells (cPCs) and bone marrow (BM) microenvironment. Multiparameter flow cytometry (MFC) allows the simultaneous study of...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12979-015-0032-1
更新日期:2015-06-04 00:00:00
abstract::The age-related dysregulation and decline of the immune system-collectively termed "immunosenescence"-has been generally associated with an increased susceptibility to infectious pathogens and poor vaccine responses in older adults. While numerous studies have reported on the clinical outcomes of infected or vaccinate...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/s12979-019-0164-9
更新日期:2019-09-13 00:00:00
abstract::Streptococcus pneumoniae is a serious worldwide pathogen and the focus of numerous vaccine development projects. Currently the most widely accepted surrogate marker for evaluating the efficacy of a given vaccine is to utilize ELISA. Measurement of antibody concentration by ELISA without reduction in cross-reactive ant...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-2-10
更新日期:2005-06-27 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The immune system gradually deteriorates with age and nutritional status is a major factor in immunosenescence. Of the many nutritional factors implicated in age-related immune dysfunction, vitamin A may be a good candidate, since vitamin A concentrations classically decrease during aging whereas it may poss...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-7-10
更新日期:2010-08-20 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Ischemic injury triggers inflammatory cascades and changes in the protein synthesis, neurotransmitters and neuro-hormones in the brain parenchyma that may further amplify the tissue damage. The "Triage® Stroke Panel", a biochemical multimarker assay, detects Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP), D-Dimers (DD), Ma...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12979-016-0074-z
更新日期:2016-05-31 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Neutrophil dysfunction plays a key role in the development of diseases characterized by inflammation and angiogenesis. Here, we studied the systemic expression of neutrophil markers reflecting activation, adhesion, and resolution of inflammation in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12979-017-0100-9
更新日期:2017-07-27 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation leading to metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, but a subset of obese individuals is considered insulin sensitive (IS). The underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms remain elusive and clinical studies on the relationship between inflammatory markers a...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12979-020-00211-y
更新日期:2020-12-21 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Since the COVID-19 outbreak an unprecedented challenge for healthcare systems around the world has been placed. In Cuba, the first case of COVID-19 was reported on March 11. Elderly with multiple comorbidities have been the most risky population. Although most patients present a mild to moderate disease, som...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12979-020-00207-8
更新日期:2020-11-14 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Innate immunity utilizes components of sensory signal transduction such as bitter and sweet taste receptors. In fact, empirical evidence has shown bitter and sweet taste receptors to be an integral component of antimicrobial immune response in upper respiratory tract infections. Since an efficient immune res...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12979-019-0146-y
更新日期:2019-02-23 00:00:00
abstract::Alone among herpesviruses, persistent Cytomegalovirus (CMV) markedly alters the numbers and proportions of peripheral immune cells in infected-vs-uninfected people. Because the rate of CMV infection increases with age in most countries, it has been suggested that it drives or at least exacerbates "immunosenescence". T...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-9-23
更新日期:2012-10-31 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Sarcopenia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults, with immunosenescence and inflammation being possible underlying mechanisms. We investigated the relationship between latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, Interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels, muscle size and strength in a group of health...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/1742-4933-10-33
更新日期:2013-08-13 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Systolic blood pressure (SBP) increases steadily with age and bears an independent continuous relationship with the incidence of cardiovascular events. Low-grade inflammation is a suspected pathomechanism causing vascular aging and promote coronary artery disease (CAD). Recent animal studies give evidence th...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12979-015-0031-2
更新日期:2015-05-20 00:00:00
abstract::In the brain, Oxidative Stress (OS) contribute to structural and functional changes associated with vascular aging, such as endothelial dysfunction, extracellular matrix degradation, resulting in age-related reduced vasodilatation in response to agonists. For this reason, OS is considered a key factor in Alzheimer's D...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12979-019-0147-x
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The activation of NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome by cellular stress leads to activation of the inflammasome, and NLRP3 gene polymorphisms have been associated with autoinflammatory diseases. Inflammasomes have also been implicated in the initiation or progression of metabolic disor...
journal_title:Immunity & ageing : I & A
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s12979-015-0047-7
更新日期:2015-10-31 00:00:00