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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2017

Functional and Homeostatic Impact of Age-Related Changes in Lymph Node Stroma.

Heather L Thompson, Megan J Smithey, Charles D Surh, Janko Nikolich-Žugich

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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58citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

58 citing papers in PubMed, 84 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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Heather L ThompsonDepartment of Immunobiology, The Arizona Center on Aging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Megan J SmitheyDepartment of Immunobiology, The Arizona Center on Aging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, United States.
Charles D SurhAcademy of Immunology and Microbiology, Institute of Basic Science, Pohang, South Korea.
Janko Nikolich-ŽugichDepartment of Immunobiology, The Arizona Center on Aging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, United States.
University of Arizona · USLa Jolla Institute for Immunology · US

Funding

Thymic and Peripheral Aspects of T Cell Aging and RejuvenationP01AG052359 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Bonnie LaFleur · 2017 to 2026
$23.5M
Research Supplement to Impact on CMV Upon T-Cell Aging and Immune DefenseR01AG048021 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI NIKOLICH, JANKO Z. · 2014 to 2018
$2.6M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG052359NIA NIH HHS R01 AG048021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adults over 65 years of age are more vulnerable to infectious disease and show poor responses to vaccination relative to those under 50. A complex set of age-related changes in the immune system is believed to be largely responsible for these defects. These changes, collectively termed immune senescence, encompass alterations in both the innate and adaptive immune systems, in the microenvironments where immune cells develop or reside, and in soluble factors that guide immune homeostasis and function. While age-related changes in primary lymphoid organs (bone marrow, and, in particular, the thymus, which involutes in the first third of life) have been long appreciated, changes affecting aging secondary lymphoid organs, and, in particular, aging lymph nodes (LNs) have been less well characterized. Over the last 20 years, LN stromal cells have emerged as key players in maintaining LN morphology and immune homeostasis, as well as in coordinating immune responses to pathogens. Here, we review recent progress in understanding the contributions of LN stromal cells to immune senescence. We discuss approaches to understand the mechanisms behind the decline in LN stromal cells and conclude by considering potential strategies to rejuvenate aging LN stroma to improve immune homeostasis, immune responses, and vaccine efficacy in the elderly.

Indexed as

agingfibroblastic reticular cellsimmunitylymphatic endothelial cellslymph nodesnaïve T cells

Identifiers

PMID28659930
PMCPMC5469916
OpenAlexW2625678623

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