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The janus head of T cell aging – autoimmunity and immunodeficiency.
Front Immunol. 2013 Jun 4;4:131. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00131
Goronzy JJ, Li G, Yang Z, Weyand CM
Abstract:
.....Why an immune system that suboptimally responds to exogenous antigen fails to maintain tolerance to self-antigens appears to be perplexing. In this review, we will discuss age-associated deviations in the immune repertoire and the regulation of signaling pathways that may shed light on this conundrum.
PMID: 23761790
Free Full-Text: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23761790/
Tags: autoimmunity, immune senescence, review