Article
NK phenotypic markers and IL2 response in NK cells from elderly people.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Apr 1999
Borrego F, Alonso M C, Galiani M D, Carracedo J, Ramirez R, Ostos B, Peña J, Solana R
Abstract excerpt
Immunosenescence is a process that primarily affects the T cell compartment of the immune system, although age-associated immunological alterations have also been demonstrated in the NK cell phenotype and function. A significant expansion in the number of NK cells is found in aging. The NK cytotoxic capacity of total peripheral blood lymphocytes is also well preserved, not only in healthy elderly people but also...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aging
- Biomarkers
- CD3 Complex
- CD56 Antigen
- Calcium
- Cell Division
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
