Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25193936›Full record

ReviewJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2014

Aging of the T cell compartment in mice and humans: from no naive expectations to foggy memories.

Janko Nikolich-Žugich

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Review in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 162 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
162citing papers in PubMed
13.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

162 citing papers in PubMed, 269 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Janko Nikolich-ŽugichDepartment of Immunobiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85724; and Arizona Center on Aging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85724 nikolich@email.arizona.edu.
University of Arizona · US

Funding

The Burden of Chikungunya and Dengue Infection in KenyaU54AI081680 · NIAID · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI AXTHELM, MICHAEL K · 2009 to 2013
$40.4M
T Cell Homeostasis and Function in Immune SenescenceR37AG020719 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI JANKO Z. NIKOLICH · 2018 to 2026
$4.2M
T Cell Homeostasis and Function in Immune SenescenceR01AG020719 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI NIKOLICH, JANKO Z. · 2001 to 2012
$3.1M
Rejuvenation of the T-cell compartment in aging primatesR01AI082529 · NIAID · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI NIKOLICH, JANKO Z., PICKER, LOUIS J. · 2009 to 2012
$2.8M
MECHANISMS OF REDUCED T-CELL IMMUNITY IN OLDER ADULTSR01AG035309 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI NIKOLICH, JANKO Z. · 2009 to 2011
$890k
IMMUNE FUNCTION AND BIODEFENSE IN CHILDREN.ELDERLY AND IMMUNOCOMPROMIS-266050027N01AI050027 · NIAID · OREGON HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVER · PI NIKOLICH-ZUGICH, JANKO · 2006 to 2006
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Until the mid-20th century, infectious diseases were the major cause of morbidity and mortality in humans. Massive vaccination campaigns, antibiotics, antivirals, and advanced public health measures drastically reduced sickness and death from infections in children and younger adults. However, older adults (>65 y of age) remain vulnerable to infections, and infectious diseases remain among the top 5-10 causes of death in this population. The aging of the immune system, often referred to as immune senescence, is the key phenomenon underlying this vulnerability. This review centers on age-related changes in T cells, which are dramatically and reproducibly altered with aging. I discuss changes in T cell production, maintenance, function, and response to latent persistent infection, particularly against CMV, which exerts a profound influence on the aging T cell pool, concluding with a brief list of measures to improve immune function in older adults.

Indexed as

AgingAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell CommunicationCytomegalovirusHumansImmunologic MemoryLymphocyte ActivationMice

Identifiers

PMID25193936
PMCPMC4157314
OpenAlexW1922712900

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