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ArticleAging and disease2012

Immunosenescence and Challenges of Vaccination against Influenza in the Aging Population.

Adrian J Reber, Tatiana Chirkova, Jin Hyang Kim, Weiping Cao, Renata Biber, David K Shay, Suryaprakash Sambhara

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Article in Aging and disease, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 83 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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83citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

83 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 130 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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adrian J ReberInfluenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
Tatiana Chirkova
Jin Hyang Kim
Weiping Cao
Renata Biber
David K Shay
Suryaprakash Sambhara
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Accumulation of genetic mutations termed antigenic drift, allows influenza viruses to inflict yearly epidemics that may result in 250,000 to 500,000 deaths annually. Over 90% of influenza-related deaths occur in the older adult population. This is at least in part a result of increasing dysregulation of the immune system with age, termed immunosenescence. This dysregulation results in reduced capacity to cope with infections and decreased responsiveness to vaccination. The older adult population is in dire need of improved vaccines capable of eliciting protective responses in the face of a waning immune system. This review focuses on the status of immunity, responses to influenza vaccination, and strategies that are currently being explored to elicit enhanced immune responses in this high risk population.

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AgingImmune ResponseImmunosenescenceInfluenzaVaccination

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PMID22500272
PMCPMC3320806
OpenAlexW1480532996

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