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Cells, Signals, and Receptors: The Role of Physiological Autoantibodies in Maintaining Homeostasis

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Book cover Aging Phenomena

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 129))

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Macrophages can distinguish mature “self” from senescent “self” cells. This is reflected by their ability to phagocytize cells which have reached the end of their functional lifespan, while sparing the mature cells. For example, mononuclear phagocytes of the liver and spleen remove syngeneic lymphocytes as well as antibody-coated red blood cells (RBC) (1,2,3). Erythrophagocytosis also occurs in lymph nodes (4). Studies on the fate of aged RBC indicate that they are eliminated intracellularly by mononuclear phagocytes rather than by osmotic lysis both in vitro and in situ (5,6,7,8,9). In this way, mononuclear phagocytes may perform an essential homeostatic role by permitting the more efficient mature cells to carry out their vital functions without hindrance from the less efficient senescent cells, or by preventing pathological reactions which could arise as a consequence of senescent cells dying and decaying within the organism.

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Kay, M.M.B. (1980). Cells, Signals, and Receptors: The Role of Physiological Autoantibodies in Maintaining Homeostasis. In: Oota, K., Iriki, M., Makinodan, T., Baker, L.S. (eds) Aging Phenomena. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 129. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3734-8_17

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