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Effects of natural aging and gender on pro-inflammatory markers

Milan-Mattos, J C; Anibal, F F; Perseguini, N M; Minatel, V; Rehder-Santos, P; Castro, C A; Vasilceac, F A; Mattiello, S M; Faccioli, L H; Catai, A M.

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (9), 2019

The term inflammaging is now widely used to designate the inflammatory process of natural aging. During this process, cytokine balance is altered, presumably due to the loss of homeostasis, thus contributing to a greater predisposition to disease and exacerbation of chronic diseases. The aim of the study...

Factores de Edad, Envejecimiento/fisiología, Biomarcadores/análisis, Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis, Colesterol/sangre, Inmunosenescencia/fisiología, Inflamación/sangre, Interleucina-6/sangre, Consumo de Oxígeno/fisiología, Factores Sexuales, Triglicéridos/sangre, Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/sangre

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Immune System Dysfunction in the Elderly

FUENTES, EDUARDO; FUENTES, MANUEL; ALARCÓN, MARCELO; PALOMO, IVÁN.

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (1), 2017

ABSTRACT Human aging is characterized by both physical and physiological frailty that profoundly affects the immune system. In this context aging is associated with declines in adaptive and innate immunity established as immunosenescence. Immunosenescence is a new concept that reflects the age-associated...

Factores de Edad, Sistema Inmunológico/fisiopatología, Enfermedades del Sistema Inmune/fisiopatología, Inmunosenescencia/inmunología, Inmunosenescencia/fisiología, Linfocitos T/fisiología

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