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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
To address questions about telomere length regulation in nonhuman primates, we studied the telomere length in subpopulations of leukocytes from the peripheral blood of baboons aged 0.2-26.5 years. Telomere length in granulocytes, B cells, and subpopulations of T cells all decreased with age. Overall, telomere length kinetics were lineage- and cell subset-specific. T cells showed the most pronounced, overall decline in telomere length. Levels of telomerase in stimulated T cells from old animals were lower than in corresponding cells from young animals. Memory T cells with very short telomeres accumulated in old animals. In contrast, the average telomere length values in B cells remained relatively constant from middle age onward. Individual B cells showed highly variable telomere length, and B cells with very long telomeres were observed after the ages of 1-2 years. In general, cell type-specific telomere kinetics in baboons were remarkably similar to those observed in humans.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0741-5400
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
289-96
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Telomere shortening in leukocyte subpopulations from baboons.
pubmed:affiliation
Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, 601 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3 Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't