Immunosenescence and vaccination of the elderly I. age-related immune impairment

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-210

  Ongradi J ^a   Stercz, B ^a   Kövesdi, Valéria ^a   Vertes L ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Hungarian Society for Gerontology and Geriatry   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cellular immunity; Cytokines; Humoral immune response; Immune exhaustion; Innate immunity; Persistent virus infections

Indexed keywords

COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 7; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AGED; AGING; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLONAL ANERGY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSENESCENCE; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MACROPHAGE; MEMORY CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; THYMUS ATROPHY; VACCINATION;

EID: 73549112692     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: 15882640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.56.2009.3.1     Document Type: Review

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