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ReviewJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2010

Rheumatoid arthritis: a role for immunosenescence?

Tamsin M Lindstrom, William H Robinson

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Review in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 121 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tamsin M LindstromGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA. tlind@stanford.edu
William H Robinson
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center · US

Funding

Tyrosine Kinase Pathways in Rheumatoid ArthritisR01AR054822 · NIAMS · PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH · PI ROBINSON, WILLIAM H · 2007 to 2011
$1.5M
Anti-Fibrinogen Autoimmunity in Rheumatoid ArthritisR21AI069160 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI ROBINSON, WILLIAM H · 2007 to 2008
$454k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI069160NIAID NIH HHS R21-AI-069160NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR054822NIAMS NIH HHS R01-AR-054822
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging is accompanied by a progressive decline in the integrity of the immune system, a process known as immunosenescence. Pathological features typical of immune dysfunction in older adults, encompassing dysregulation of innate and adaptive immune responses, characterize rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease whose incidence increases with age. Recent evidence suggests that certain features of immunosenescence, such as the decrease in T-cell generation and diversity, may contribute to the development of RA. Thus, physiological immunosenescence may render older adults susceptible to RA, and premature immunosenescence may contribute to the development of RA in young adults. In addition, other features of immunosenescence may result from the chronic immune stimulation that occurs in RA and lead to worsening of the disease. This article reviews the immunopathological features common to aging and RA and discusses the mechanisms by which immunosenescence may contribute to the development or progression of RA.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAgingAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteArthritis, RheumatoidAutoimmunityB-LymphocytesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCytokinesDendritic CellsHumansImmune SystemLeukocyte CountT-LymphocytesAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteCytokines

Identifiers

PMID20942872
PMCPMC3055796
OpenAlexW1511861289

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