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ReviewCell & bioscience2021

Aging and respiratory viral infection: from acute morbidity to chronic sequelae.

Yue Wu, Nick P Goplen, Jie Sun

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Review in Cell & bioscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The ageing immune system and its battle with viruses.The Journal of general virology · 2026
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  7. Involvement of oxidative stress in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19: clinical implications.Redox report : communications in free radical research · 2025
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  8. Immunosenescence: signaling pathways, diseases and therapeutic targets.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
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  11. Airway Serous Cells: A Comparative Study of Spatial Distribution and Abundance among Species.Journal of respiratory biology and translational medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yue WuDepartment of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Nick P GoplenDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Jie SunDepartment of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. sun.jie@mayo.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2347-4511
Mayo Clinic · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · US

Funding

Host cellular network governing the development of post SARS-CoV-2 tissue sequelaeR01AI147394 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI Jie Sun · 2020 to 2026
$4.7M
Molecular regulation of protective CD8 immunity against influenza infectionR01AI112844 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI SUN, JIE · 2015 to 2024
$4.5M
Elucidating the roles of alveolar macrophage inflammation and selfrenewal during influenza infectionR01AG069264 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI Jie Sun · 2020 to 2026
$3.5M
Roles of tissue-resident helper T cells in mucosal immunity against influenzainfectionR01AI154598 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI SUN, JIE · 2020 to 2024
$2.9M
Simultaneously boosting both humoral and cellular immunity following vaccinationR01AG047156 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI SUN, JIE · 2015 to 2019
$1.6M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI112844NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI147394NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI154598NIA NIH HHS R01 AG047156NIA NIH HHS R01 AG069264NIH HHS 1R01AI147394-01A1NIH HHS 3R01AI147394-02S1NIH HHS 5R01AI147394-02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The altered immune response in aged hosts play a vital role in contributing to their increased morbidity and mortality during respiratory virus infections. The aged hosts display impaired antiviral immune response as well as increased risk for long-term pulmonary sequelae post virus clearance. However, the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms driving these alterations of the immune compartment have not been fully elucidated. During the era of COVID-19 pandemic, a better understanding of such aspects is urgently needed to provide insight that will benefit the geriatric patient care in prevention as well as treatment. Here, we review the current knowledge about the unique immune characteristics of aged hosts during homeostasis and respiratory virus infections.

Indexed as

AgingCOVID-19Immune responseInfluenza virus infectionRespiratory viral infections

Identifiers

PMID34158111
PMCPMC8218285
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