Abstract
A well-established feature of physiological ageing is altered immune function, a phenomenon termed immunesenescence. Thought to be responsible in part for the increased incidence and severity of infection reported by older adults, as well as the age-related decline in vaccine efficacy and autoimmunity, immunesenescence affects both the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system. Whilst much is known regarding the impact of age on adaptive immunity, innate immunity has received far less attention from immune gerontologists. However, over the last decade it has become increasingly apparent that this non-specific arm of the immune response undergoes considerable functional and phenotypical alterations with age. Here, we provide a detailed overview of innate immunesenescence and its underlying molecular mechanisms, and highlight those studies whose results indicate that changes in innate immunity with age have a significant impact upon the health and well-being of older adults.
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Abbreviations
- ADCC:
-
Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity
- IL:
-
Interleukin
- KLRG1:
-
Killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily G member 1
- LPS:
-
Lipopolysaccharide
- mDCs:
-
Myeloid dendritic cells
- MDDCs:
-
Monocyte-derived dendritic cells
- NETs:
-
Neutrophil extracellular traps
- NKp46:
-
Natural killer cell p46-related protein
- PBDCs:
-
Peripheral blood dendritic cells
- pDCs:
-
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells
- ROS:
-
Reactive oxygen species
- TLR:
-
Toll-like receptor
- TNF-α:
-
Tumour-necrosis factor alpha
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Hazeldine, J., Lord, J.M. Innate immunesenescence: underlying mechanisms and clinical relevance. Biogerontology 16, 187–201 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10522-014-9514-3
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