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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4-6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
Immunological alterations associated with aging (immunosenescence) do not represent a simple unidirectional decline in all functions but develop as a complex remodeling of the immune system, involving multiple reorganization and developmentally regulated changes. In general, most data available about aging were obtained at particular age intervals and most of them come from Caucasian individuals from either Europe or the United States. Here, we report the frequencies of major lymphocyte subsets in healthy Brazilian individuals from 2 distinct geographic regions (Southeast and South) at several age intervals spanning a lifetime period (0-86 years). Overall, we demonstrated that changes in the frequencies of cells related to both innate and adaptive immunity clearly occur with aging in these individuals. These changes were not progressive and equally steady for all cell populations tested but instead showed an oscillatory or rhythmic behavior that was distinctive of each population at different age intervals. We also observed that abrupt changes in the frequencies of immune cells may occur in healthy individuals over 75 years old, suggesting there is an impaired flexibility of the immune system at late stages of life to sustain homeostasis via immune mechanisms. We presented reference ranges for healthy Brazilian individuals at all ages. The knowledge of these parameters in further detail will allow interventions to optimize immune function in advanced age and to improve the quality of life in the elderly.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1423-0216
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:BarbosaKátia Valéria Bastos DiasKV, pubmed-author:BauerMoisés EvandroME, pubmed-author:CardosoGlenda MeiraGM, pubmed-author:CominFabianoF, pubmed-author:Corrêa-OliveiraRodrigoR, pubmed-author:Elói-SantosSilvana MariaSM, pubmed-author:FariaAna Maria CaetanoAM, pubmed-author:Figueiredo-NevesSuzane PrettiSP, pubmed-author:Martins-FilhoOlindo AssisOA, pubmed-author:MartinsMarina AngelaMA, pubmed-author:Peruhype-MagalhãesVanessaV, pubmed-author:QueirozDulciene Maria MagalhãesDM, pubmed-author:Sathler-AvelarRenatoR, pubmed-author:SoaresEric BassetiEB, pubmed-author:SoaresTaciana FigueiredoTF, pubmed-author:SpezialiElaineE, pubmed-author:Teixeira-CarvalhoAndréaA, pubmed-author:TeixeiraRosângelaR, pubmed-author:Vitelli-AvelarDanielle MarqueteDM, pubmed-author:de FreitasLudmila Helene FerreiraLH, pubmed-author:de MoraesSara MonteiroSM
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-79
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Brazil, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Child, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Immunocompetence, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Lymphocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Lymphocyte Subsets, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory, pubmed-meshheading:19047812-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Variation rhythms of lymphocyte subsets during healthy aging.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. afaria@icb.ufmg.br
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't