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ArticleBioMed research international2020

Age-Related Immune Profile of the T Cell Receptor Repertoire, Thymic Recent Output Function, and miRNAs.

Yan Xu, Ling Xu, Cunte Chen, Yikai Zhang, Chengwu Zeng, Zhenyi Jin, Shaohua Chen, Bo Li, Xianfeng Zha, Zhinan Yin and 1 more

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Article in BioMed research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yan XuKey Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0175-3613
Ling XuKey Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7044-7663
Cunte ChenKey Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3733-9174
Yikai ZhangKey Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6851-6260
Chengwu ZengKey Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1333-3918
Zhenyi JinKey Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3812-3626
Shaohua ChenKey Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4945-5914
Bo LiKey Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8777-4046
Xianfeng ZhaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4970-1305
Zhinan YinThe Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 Guangdong, China.
Yangqiu LiKey Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Institute of Hematology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0974-4036
Jinan University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundT cell immunity plays a central role in the body's defense system, including maintaining homeostasis and preventing tumorigenesis and viral infection. Immune system functions degenerate with age, leading to immune senescence. Physiologically, immune senescence is characterized by a decrease in T cell receptor diversity, naive T cell deficiency, and alterations in T cell immune-related miRNAs. However, little is known about the characteristics of T cell immunosenescence in Chinese individuals.

resultsA significant decrease in the miR-17, miR-92a, and miR-181a levels in PBMCs was detected with age. The miR-92a and miR-181a levels were upregulated in CBMCs when comparing healthy individuals to group I (0~9 years), whereas miR-17 was downregulated. The sjTREC level in PBMCs was negatively correlated with age, and a sharp decrease in sjTRECs was found between groups I and II (10~19 years). Twenty-four TCR V

conclusionWe made the novel observation of T cell immunosenescence with age in Chinese individuals, which may provide information for immune targets to enhance the T cell immune response in immunotherapy settings for elderly patients.

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AgingAdolescentAdultAgedAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolChinaDown-RegulationFemaleHumansImmune SystemImmunosenescenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMicroRNAsMIRN17 microRNA, humanMIrn181 microRNA, humanMIRN92 microRNA, humanReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

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