The impact of ageing on the intestinal epithelial barrier and immune system

Cellular Immunology

Volumn 289, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 112-118

  Man, Angela L ^a   Gicheva, Nadezhda ^a   Nicoletti, Claudio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Antigen presentation; Antigen transport; Intestinal barrier; Intestinal epithelium; Intestinal immunity; Mucus; Secretory IgA

Indexed keywords

SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

AGING; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGEING; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN TRANSPORT; INTESTINAL BARRIER; INTESTINAL EPITHELIUM; INTESTINAL IMMUNITY; MUCUS; SECRETORY IGA;

AGING; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LYMPHOCYTES; MICROBIOTA;

EID: 84899119256     PISSN: 00088749     EISSN: 10902163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2014.04.001     Document Type: Review

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