| Literature DB >> 19104499 |
Kenneth Dorshkind1, Encarnacion Montecino-Rodriguez, Robert A J Signer.
Abstract
Ageing is accompanied by a decline in the function of the immune system, which increases susceptibility to infections and can decrease the quality of life. The ability to rejuvenate the ageing immune system would therefore be beneficial for elderly individuals and would decrease health-care costs for society. But is the immune system ever too old to become young again? We review here the promise of various approaches to rejuvenate the function of the immune system in the rapidly growing ageing population.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19104499 DOI： 10.1038/nri2471
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Immunol ISSN： 1474-1733 Impact factor: 53.106