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ReviewImmunological reviews2020

Age-related factors that affect B cell responses to vaccination in mice and humans.

Daniela Frasca, Bonnie B Blomberg, Denisse Garcia, Spencer R Keilich, Laura Haynes

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Review in Immunological reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

29 citing papers in PubMed, 42 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniela FrascaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9816-6679
Bonnie B BlombergDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Denisse GarciaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Spencer R KeilichUConn Center on Aging, Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
Laura HaynesUConn Center on Aging, Department of Immunology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5006-3339
University of Miami · USUConn Health · US

Funding

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY COREP01AG021600 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI HAYNES, LAURA · 2003 to 2016
$24.4M
Regulation of Immunoglobulin Class Switch in Aged MiceR37AG023717 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI BLOMBERG, BONNIE B. · 2005 to 2014
$3.3M
How do obesity and related inflammation decrease antibody responses in aging?R01AG023717 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI BLOMBERG, BONNIE B., FRASCA, DANIELA · 2017 to 2021
$1.8M
Impact of Aging and Influenza Infection on Muscle HealthR21AG060389 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI HAYNES, LAURA · 2018 to 2019
$456k
Obesity accelerates age defects in human B cells and induces autoimmunityR56AG059719 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI FRASCA, DANIELA · 2018 to 2018
$384k
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG021600NIA NIH HHS R01 AG023717NIA NIH HHS R21 AG060389NIA NIH HHS R37 AG023717NIA NIH HHS R56 AG059719
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging significantly changes the ability to respond to vaccinations and infections. In this review, we summarize published results on age-related changes in response to infection with the influenza virus and on the factors known to increase influenza risk infection leading to organ failure and death. We also summarize how aging affects the response to the influenza vaccine with a special focus on B cells, which have been shown to be less responsive in the elderly. We show the cellular and molecular mechanisms contributing to the dysfunctional immune response of the elderly to the vaccine against influenza. These include a defective interaction of helper T cells (CD4+) with B cells in germinal centers, changes in the microenvironment, and the generation of immune cells with a senescence-associated phenotype. Finally, we discuss the effects of aging on metabolic pathways and we show how metabolic complications associated with aging lead to immune dysfunction.

Indexed as

Immunity, HumoralVaccinationAge FactorsAgingAnimalsBiomarkersB-LymphocytesCellular MicroenvironmentCytokinesEnergy MetabolismGerminal CenterHumansLymphocyte ActivationVaccinesBiomarkersCytokinesVaccinesagingB cellsimmunometabolismT cellsvaccine responses

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PMID32484934
PMCPMC7371527
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