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SynthesisExperimental gerontology2019

Immunosenescence: A systems-level overview of immune cell biology and strategies for improving vaccine responses.

Stephen N Crooke, Inna G Ovsyannikova, Gregory A Poland, Richard B Kennedy

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Synthesis in Experimental gerontology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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87citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

87 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 147 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Development a novel in silico mRNA vaccine against Clostridium difficile.Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology · 2026
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephen N CrookeMayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: crooke.stephen@mayo.edu.
Inna G OvsyannikovaMayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: ovsyannikova.inna@mayo.edu.
Gregory A PolandMayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: poland.gregory@mayo.edu.
Richard B KennedyMayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: kennedy.rick@mayo.edu.
Mayo Clinic in Florida · US

Funding

Bioinformatics Approach to Influenza A/H1N1 Vaccine Immune ProfilingU01AI089859 · NIAID · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI POLAND, GREGORY A. · 2010 to 2015
$33.8M
Systems Biology of Mumps Vaccine ResponseR01AI138965 · NIAID · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI KENNEDY, RICHARD B · 2018 to 2022
$3.9M
Transcriptomic Signatures of Influenza Vaccine ResponsesR01AI132348 · NIAID · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI KENNEDY, RICHARD B, POLAND, GREGORY A. · 2018 to 2022
$3.9M
Genetic Markers of Long-Term Mumps Vaccine ImmunityR01AI127365 · NIAID · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI KENNEDY, RICHARD B · 2016 to 2020
$3.6M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI127365NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI132348NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI138965NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI089859
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunosenescence contributes to a decreased capacity of the immune system to respond effectively to infections or vaccines in the elderly. The full extent of the biological changes that lead to immunosenescence are unknown, but numerous cell types involved in innate and adaptive immunity exhibit altered phenotypes and function as a result of aging. These manifestations of immunosenescence at the cellular level are mediated by dysregulation at the genetic level, and changes throughout the immune system are, in turn, propagated by numerous cellular interactions. Environmental factors, such as nutrition, also exert significant influence on the immune system during aging. While the mechanisms that govern the onset of immunosenescence are complex, systems biology approaches allow for the identification of individual contributions from each component within the system as a whole. Although there is still much to learn regarding immunosenescence, systems-level studies of vaccine responses have been highly informative and will guide the development of new vaccine candidates, novel adjuvant formulations, and immunotherapeutic drugs to improve vaccine responses among the aging population.

Indexed as

ImmunosenescenceVaccinationAdaptive ImmunityAgedB-LymphocytesDendritic CellsHumansImmune SystemImmunity, InnateSystems BiologyT-LymphocytesAdjuvantsAgingImmunityImmunosenescenceSenolyticsSystems biologyVaccinology

Identifiers

PMID31201918
PMCPMC6849399
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