Human T cell aging and the impact of persistent viral infections

Aging is associated with a dysregulation of the immune response, loosely termed immunosenescence. Each part of the immune system is influenced to some extent by the aging process. However, adaptive immunity seems more extensively affected and among all participating cells it is the T cells that are...

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Main Authors: Tamas eFulop, Anis eLarbi, Graham ePawelec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
CMV
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00271/full