| Literature DB >> 20728581 |
Daniela Frasca1, Alain Diaz, Maria Romero, Ana Marie Landin, Bonnie B Blomberg.
Abstract
Both humoral and cellular immune responses are impaired in aged individuals, leading to decreased vaccine responses. Although T cell defects occur, defects in B cells play a significant role in age-related humoral immune changes. The ability to undergo class switch recombination (CSR), the enzyme for CSR, AID (activation-induced cytidine deaminase) and the transcription factor E47 are all decreased in aged stimulated B cells. We here present an overview of age-related changes in human B cell markers and functions, and also discuss some controversies in the field of B cell aging.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20728581 PMCID: PMC3040253 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2010.08.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ageing Res Rev ISSN: 1568-1637 Impact factor: 10.895