How aging affects T lymphocyte-mediated immunity

• Hoofdauteur: Dietmar Herndler-Brandstetter (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Reeks: Frontiers Research Topics
• Onderwerpen: Medicine; Autoimmunity; Cytomegalovirus; Regulatory T Cell; Vaccination; Aging; Influenza Virus; biomarker; health span
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Increasing age has been associated with an insufficient protection following vaccination and an increased incidence and severity of infectious diseases. The predicted acceleration of global population aging will accentuate the need to understand the mechanisms that drive the age-related decline of t...