Immunosenescence

As individuals age, their ability to respond to and clear pathogens and to control unwanted immune reactions declines, leading to a greater incidence of certain infectious diseases, autoimmunity and general immune dysfunctions. Most remarkably, the efficacy of vaccines is frequently decreased in eld...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Thiel, Andreas (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Basel : Springer Basel : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Σειρά:Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Regulation of Adaptive Immunity in the Elderly
  • Does Innate Immunity Get Old?
  • Thy(-Im)Munosenescence: The Ageing of the Thymus and Its Impact on the Immune System
  • Characteristics of B Cells and B Cell Responses in Aged Individuals
  • Mechanisms of Immune Protection to Pneumococcal Infection in the Young and the Elderly
  • CMV Subversion of the Immune System in Later Life
  • Aging and Autoimmunity
  • Vaccination in the Elderly
  • Immunosenescence and the 3r’s; Restoration, Replacement and Reprogramming
  • Novel Strategies of Improved Vaccines for Elderly: The Example of Influenza.