ReviewTropical medicine and infectious disease2021
Onchocerciasis Fingerprints in the Geriatric Population: Does Host Immunity Play a Role?
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Individual longitudinal compliance to neglected tropical disease mass drug administration programmes, a systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Chest CT findings in drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis: a comparative analysis of elderly and non-elderly patients.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Preliminary Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of OvMANE1 and OvMCBL02 Multiepitope Antigens for the Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Onchocerciasis Exposure.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Immunosenescence and Skin: A State of Art of Its Etiopathogenetic Role and Crucial Watershed for Systemic Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Onchocerciasis in the Ntui Health District of Cameroon: epidemiological, entomological and parasitological findings in relation to elimination prospects.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
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Abstract
One of the most debilitating consequences of aging is the progressive decline in immune function, known as immunosenescence. This phenomenon is characterized by a shift in T-cell phenotypes, with a manifest decrease of naive T-cells-dealing with newly encountered antigens-and a concomitant accumulation of senescent and regulatory T-cells, leading to a greater risk of morbidity and mortality in older subjects. Additionally, with aging, several studies have unequivocally revealed an increase in the prevalence of onchocerciasis infection. Most lymphatic complications, skin and eye lesions due to onchocerciasis are more frequent among the elderly population. While the reasons for increased susceptibility to onchocerciasis with age are likely to be multi-factorial, age-associated immune dysfunction could play a key role in the onset and progression of the disease. On the other hand, there is a growing consensus that infection with onchocerciasis may evoke deleterious effects on the host's immunity and exacerbate immune dysfunction. Indeed,
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