B cells and immunosenescence: A focus on IgG+IgD-CD27- (DN) B cells in aged humans

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 274-284

  Bulati, Matteo ^a   Buffa, Silvio ^a   Candore, Giuseppina ^a   Caruso, Calogero ^a   Dunn Walters, Deborah K ^b   Pellicanò, Mariavaleria ^a   Wu, Yu Chang ^b   Colonna Romano, Giuseppina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Centenarian offspring; Immunosenescence; Memory B lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CD27 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; MEMORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

AGED; AGING; ANTIGENS, CD27; B-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; CELL AGING; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY;

EID: 79952440342     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2010.12.002     Document Type: Review

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