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Immunity & Ageing

Issue 1/2021

Content (45 Articles)

Obesity and COVID-19: what makes obese host so vulnerable?

Sameer Mohammad, Rafia Aziz, Saeed Al Mahri, Shuja Shafi Malik, Esraa Haji, Altaf Husain Khan, Tanvir Saleem Khatlani, Abderrezak Bouchama

Cytokines Research

Sex- and age‐dependent alterations of splenic immune cell profile and NK cell phenotypes and function in C57BL/6J mice

Kelly B. Menees, Rachael H. Earls, Jaegwon Chung, Janna Jernigan, Nikolay M. Filipov, Jessica M. Carpenter, Jae-Kyung Lee

Open Access Review

Macrophage function in the elderly and impact on injury repair and cancer

L Duong, HG Radley, B Lee, DE Dye, FJ Pixley, MD Grounds, DJ Nelson, C Jackaman

Open Access Research

Aging and CMV discordance are associated with increased immune diversity between monozygotic twins

Zheng Yan, Holden T. Maecker, Petter Brodin, Unni C. Nygaard, Shu Chen Lyu, Mark M. Davis, Kari C. Nadeau, Sandra Andorf

Open Access Research

Reduced immune-regulatory molecule expression on human colonic memory CD4 T cells in older adults

Stephanie M. Dillon, Tezha A. Thompson, Allison J. Christians, Martin D. McCarter, Cara C. Wilson

Insulins Research

T cells accumulate in non-diabetic islets during ageing

Heather C. Denroche, Stéphanie Miard, Sandrine Sallé-Lefort, Frédéric Picard, C. Bruce Verchere

Open Access Research

Hyper‐metabolic B cells in the spleens of old mice make antibodies with autoimmune specificities

Daniela Frasca, Maria Romero, Denisse Garcia, Alain Diaz, Bonnie B. Blomberg

Aging in psoriasis vulgaris: female patients are epigenetically older than healthy controls

Pavel Borsky, Marcela Chmelarova, Zdenek Fiala, Kvetoslava Hamakova, Vladimir Palicka, Jan Krejsek, Ctirad Andrys, Jan Kremlacek, Vit Rehacek, Martin Beranek, Andrea Malkova, Tereza Svadlakova, Drahomira Holmannova, Lenka Borska

Malaria Research

Age-related differences in monocyte DNA methylation and immune function in healthy Kenyan adults and children

Katherine R. Dobbs, Paula Embury, Emmily Koech, Sidney Ogolla, Stephen Munga, James W. Kazura, Arlene E. Dent

Open Access Influenza Vaccination Editorial

Improving seasonal influenza vaccination for older adults

Graham Pawelec, Janet McElhaney

Open Access Editorial

Human endogenous retroviruses and ageing

Mikko Hurme, Graham Pawelec

Coronavirus Hypothesis

Hypothetical COVID-19 protection mechanism: hints from centenarians

Franca Rosa Guerini, Matteo Cesari, Beatrice Arosio

Open Access Vaccination Short report

Local immune responses to tuberculin skin challenge in Mycobacterium bovis BCG-vaccinated baboons: a pilot study of younger and older animals

Julia M. Scordo, Tucker J. Piergallini, Nicole Reuter, Colwyn A. Headley, Vida L. Hodara, Olga Gonzalez, Luis D. Giavedoni, James F. Papin, Joanne Turner

Open Access Research

Analysis of the heterogeneity of the BCR H-CDR3 repertoire in the bone marrow and spleen of 3-, 12-, and 20-month old mice

Lina Ma, Xinxin Tao, Xiaoyan He, Peng Wang, Long Ma, Bin Shi, Xinsheng Yao

Open Access Human Cytomegalovirus Research

Age-dependency of terminal ileum tissue resident memory T cell responsiveness profiles to S. Typhi following oral Ty21a immunization in humans

Jayaum S. Booth, Eric Goldberg, Seema A. Patil, Robin S. Barnes, Bruce D. Greenwald, Marcelo B. Sztein

Open Access Research

High-dimensional single cell mass cytometry analysis of the murine hematopoietic system reveals signatures induced by ageing and physiological pathogen challenges

Christos Nikolaou, Kerstin Muehle, Stephan Schlickeiser, Alberto Sada Japp, Nadine Matzmohr, Desiree Kunkel, Marco Frentsch, Andreas Thiel

Open Access Human Alphaherpesvirus 3 Research

CMV infection, CD19+ B cell depletion, and Lymphopenia as predictors for unexpected admission in the institutionalized elderly

Liang-Yu Chen, An-Chun Hwang, Chung-Yu Huang, Liang-Kung Chen, Fu-Der Wang, Yu-Jiun Chan

Open Access Correction

Correction to: High-dimensional single cell mass cytometry analysis of the murine hematopoietic system reveals signatures induced by ageing and physiological pathogen challenges

Christos Nikolaou, Kerstin Muehle, Stephan Schlickeiser, Alberto Sada Japp, Nadine Matzmohr, Desiree Kunkel, Marco Frentsch, Andreas Thiel

Open Access Insulins Review

Functional conservation in genes and pathways linking ageing and immunity

Daniel K. Fabian, Matías Fuentealba, Handan Melike Dönertaş, Linda Partridge, Janet M. Thornton

SARS-CoV-2 Research

The age again in the eye of the COVID-19 storm: evidence-based decision making

María C. Martín, Aurora Jurado, Cristina Abad-Molina, Antonio Orduña, Oscar Yarce, Ana M. Navas, Vanesa Cunill, Danilo Escobar, Francisco Boix, Sergio Burillo-Sanz, María C. Vegas-Sánchez, Yesenia Jiménez-de las Pozas, Josefa Melero, Marta Aguilar, Oana Irina Sobieschi, Marcos López-Hoyos, Gonzalo Ocejo-Vinyals, David San Segundo, Delia Almeida, Silvia Medina, Luis Fernández, Esther Vergara, Bibiana Quirant, Eva Martínez-Cáceres, Marc Boiges, Marta Alonso, Laura Esparcia-Pinedo, Celia López-Sanz, Javier Muñoz-Vico, Serafín López-Palmero, Antonio Trujillo, Paula Álvarez, Álvaro Prada, David Monzón, Jesús Ontañón, Francisco M. Marco, Sergio Mora, Ricardo Rojo, Gema González-Martínez, María T. Martínez-Saavedra, Juana Gil-Herrera, Sergi Cantenys-Molina, Manuel Hernández, Janire Perurena-Prieto, Beatriz Rodríguez-Bayona, Alba Martínez, Esther Ocaña, Juan Molina

Open Access Editorial

Is mechanical loading essential for exercise to preserve the aging immune system?

Richard J. Simpson, Graham Pawelec

Open Access Review

miR-181a-regulated pathways in T-cell differentiation and aging

Chulwoo Kim, Zhongde Ye, Cornelia M. Weyand, Jörg J. Goronzy

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Research

Hyperactivation of monocytes and macrophages in MCI patients contributes to the progression of Alzheimer's disease

Usma Munawara, Michael Catanzaro, Weili Xu, Crystal Tan, Katsuiku Hirokawa, Nabil Bosco, David Dumoulin, Abdelouahed Khalil, Anis Larbi, Simon Lévesque, Charles Ramassamy, Annelise E. Barron, Stephen Cunnane, Pascale B. Beauregard, Jean-Pierre Bellenger, Serafim Rodrigues, Mathieu Desroches, Jacek M. Witkowski, Benoit Laurent, Eric H. Frost, Tamas Fulop

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Review

A description of the relationship in healthy longevity and aging-related disease: from gene to protein

Xiaolin Ni, Zhaoping Wang, Danni Gao, Huiping Yuan, Liang Sun, Xiaoquan Zhu, Qi Zhou, Ze Yang

Open Access Research

May critical molecular cross-talk between indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and arginase during human aging be targets for immunosenescence control?

Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da Silva, Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni, Antonio Augusto Ferreira Carioca, Valquiria Bueno, Gisele Wally Braga Colleoni

Vaccination Research

Differential immunogenicity of BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1 vaccines after extended-interval homologous dual vaccination in older people

Helen Parry, Rachel Bruton, Christine Stephens, Kevin Brown, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Ashley Otter, Bassam Hallis, Jianmin Zuo, Paul Moss

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

Metabolic phenotype of B cells from young and elderly HIV individuals

Daniela Frasca, Suresh Pallikkuth, Savita Pahwa

Open Access Research

A novel murine model of multi-day moderate ethanol exposure reveals increased intestinal dysfunction and liver inflammation with age

Rachel H. McMahan, Kevin M. Najarro, Juliet E. Mullen, Madison T. Paul, David J. Orlicky, Holly J. Hulsebus, Elizabeth J. Kovacs

Open Access Correction

Correction to: A novel murine model of multi-day moderate ethanol exposure reveals increased intestinal dysfunction and liver inflammation with age

Rachel H. McMahan, Kevin M. Najarro, Juliet E. Mullen, Madison T. Paul, David J. Orlicky, Holly J. Hulsebus, Elizabeth J. Kovacs

Open Access Long-COVID Syndrome Commentary

SARS-CoV-2 and EBV; the cost of a second mitochondrial “whammy”?

Alistair V.W. Nunn, Geoffrey W. Guy, Stanley W. Botchway, Jimmy D. Bell

Open Access Kidney Transplantation Research

Changes in T and B cell subsets in end stage renal disease patients before and after kidney transplantation

Lei Wang, Christien Rondaan, Anoek A. E. de Joode, Elisabeth Raveling-Eelsing, Nicolaas A. Bos, Johanna Westra

Open Access Research

Quantification of dendritic cell subsets in human thymus tissues of various ages

Yan Li, Pei Chen, Hao Huang, Huiyu Feng, Hao Ran, Weibin Liu

Open Access Osteoporosis Research

MicroRNA-425-5p modulates osteoporosis by targeting annexin A2

Guanghua Chen, Guizhi Huang, Han Lin, Xinyou Wu, Xiaoyan Tan, Zhoutao Chen

Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.