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Thymic involution perturbs negative selection leading to autoreactive T cells that induce chronic inflammation.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 2015
Coder Brandon D, Wang Hongjun, Ruan Linhui, Su Dong-Ming
Abstract excerpt
Thymic involution and the subsequent amplified release of autoreactive T cells increase the susceptibility toward developing autoimmunity, but whether they induce chronic inflammation with advanced age remains unclear. The presence of chronic low-level proinflammatory factors in elderly individuals (termed inflammaging) is a significant risk factor for morbidity and mortality in virtually every chronic...
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