Aging and innate immunity
- PMID: 16713963
- DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2006.05.003
Aging and innate immunity
Abstract
Adaptive immunity undergoes severe deterioration with age and represents the main problem in the elderly. However, evidence accumulated over the last decade supports the hypothesis that aging also has a profound impact on innate immunity, which in turn markedly impacts the health and longevity of older people.
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Aging of the immune system: how much can the adaptive immune system adapt?Immunity. 2006 May;24(5):495-9. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2006.05.001. Immunity. 2006. PMID: 16713964 Free PMC article. Review.
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