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Do human B-lymphocytes avoid aging until 60 years?
Oncotarget. 2016 Jul 12;7(28):42873-42880. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.10146
Knight A1,2, Nemec P1, Bretzova S1,3, Valkova L1,3, Kolmanova M1,3, Vytopilova R1,3, Havelka M1,3, Vsianska P4, Rihova L4, Krejci M5, Piskacek M1,3.
Abstract:
Broad changes in human innate and adaptive immunity are associated with advanced age. The age-related alteration of gene expression was reported for both T and B lymphocytes. We analysed the genome-wide expression profiles (n=20) of naive and whole B cell populations from young and early aged healthy donors under 60 years. We revealed large homogeneity of all analysed genome-wide expression profiles but did not identified any significant gene deregulation between young (30-45 years) and early aged healthy donors (50-60 years). We argue that B cells avoid the aging program on molecular level until 60 years of age. Our results demonstrate the potential of hematopoietic stem cells to generate uncompromised lymphocytes in early elderly. These are very encouraging findings for the general health and the immunity maintenance would not need any intervention to naive B cells. Rather, a suitable immune stimulation in healthy body environment warrants further research into aging of older elderly.
PMID: 27344181
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