Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2013 Mar;41(3):923-4.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31827c0631.

A grim picture, indeed

J Jason Hoth
Editorial

A grim picture, indeed

J Jason Hoth. Crit Care Med. 2013 Mar.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

References

    1. Sharma S, Dominguez AL, Lustgarten J. High accumulation of T regulatory cells prevents the activation of immune responses in aged animals. J. Immunol. 2006;177:8348–8355. - PubMed
    1. Weiskopf D, Weinberger B, Grubeck-Loebenstein B. The aging of the immune system. Transpl. Int. 2009;22:1041–1050. - PubMed
    1. Goronzy JJ, Weyand CM. T cell development and receptor diversity during aging. Curr. Opin. Immunol. 2005;17:468–475. - PubMed
    1. Pfister G, Weiskopf D, Lazuardi L, Kovaiou RD, Cioca DP, Keller M, Lorbeg B, Parson W, Grubeck-Loebenstein B. Naive T cells in the elderly: are they still there? Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2006;1067:152–157. - PubMed
    1. Weng NP, Akbar AN, Goronzy J. CD28(−) T cells: their role in the age-associated decline of immune function. Trends Immunol. 2009;30:306–312. - PMC - PubMed