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Abstract
The aging immune system is characterized by the contraction of T cell receptor (TCR) diversity and the de novo expression of NKrelated receptors (NKR) on oligoclonal T cells. NKR+ T cells likely represent a secondary immune diversification as a biological adaptation of aging to ensure host defense despite shrinkage of the TCR repertoire. NKRs are expressed in various combinations even among TCR-identical cells, and are capable of triggering effector pathways in either TCR-independent or TCR-dependent fashion. Understanding the biology of NKR+ T cells will be pivotal to the development of strategies to enhance immunity in the elderly.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17337782 DOI: 10.1385/IR:36:1:221
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunol Res ISSN: 0257-277X Impact factor: 2.829