Distinct aging profiles of CD8+ T cells in blood versus gastrointestinal mucosal compartments.

A hallmark of human immunosenescence is the accumulation of late-differentiated memory CD8+ T cells with features of replicative senescence, such as inability to proliferate, absence of CD28 expression, shortened telomeres, loss of telomerase activity, enhanced activation, and increased secretion of...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey Dock, Christina M Ramirez, Lance Hultin, Mary Ann Hausner, Patricia Hultin, Julie Elliott, Otto O Yang, Peter A Anton, Beth D Jamieson, Rita B Effros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5568404?pdf=render