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ReviewClinical and experimental immunology2017

Immune senescence: significance of the stromal microenvironment.

A R Masters, L Haynes, D-M Su, D B Palmer

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Review in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 61 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

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

A R MastersUConn Center on Aging, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
L HaynesUConn Center on Aging, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
D-M SuDepartment of Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
D B PalmerDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK.
Royal Veterinary College · GBUConn Health · USUniversity of Connecticut · USUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center · US

Funding

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY COREP01AG021600 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI HAYNES, LAURA · 2003 to 2016
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NIA NIH HHS P01 AG021600
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The immune system undergoes age-associated changes known as immunosenescence, resulting in increased susceptibility to infections, cancers and autoimmunity in the aged. The basis of our understanding of immunosenescence has been derived primarily from studies examining intrinsic defects within many of the cells of the immune system. While these studies have provided insight into the mechanisms of immunosenescence, a picture is now emerging that the stromal microenvironment within lymphoid organs also contributes significantly to the age-associated decline of immune function. These extrinsic defects appear to impact the functional activity of immune cells and may offer a potential target to recover immune activity. Indeed, rejuvenation studies which have targeted the stromal niche have restored immune function in aged successfully, highlighting the impact of the microenvironment towards the aetiology of immunosenescence.

Indexed as

Immune SystemImmunosenescenceAgingAnimalsCellular MicroenvironmentHumansRegenerationStromal Cellsagingcell differentiationspleen and lymph nodesstromal cellsthymus

Identifiers

PMID27529161
PMCPMC5167042
OpenAlexW2510895989

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