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Immunosupportive therapies in aging.
Clinical interventions in aging - 1 Jan 2007
Fülöp Tamas, Larbi Anis, Hirokawa Katsuiku, Mocchegiani Eugenio, Lesourds Bruno, Castle Stephen, Wikby Anders, Franceschi Claudio, Pawelec Graham
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The primary role of the immune system is to protect the organism against pathogens, but age-associated alterations to immunity increase the susceptibility of the elderly to infectious disease. The exact nature of these changes is still controversial, but the use of screening procedures, such as the SENIEUR protocol to exclude underlying illness, helped to better characterize the changes actually related to...
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