Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38137660›Full record

ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

The Phenotypic Characterization of the Oldest Italian Man from December 28, 2020, to September 23, 2021, A.T., Strengthens the Idea That the Immune System can Play a Key Role in the Attainment of Extreme Longevity.

Giulia Accardi, Anna Aiello, Stefano Aprile, Anna Calabrò, Rosalia Caldarella, Calogero Caruso, Marcello Ciaccio, Francesco Dieli, Mattia Emanuela Ligotti, Serena Meraviglia and 1 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. The long-lived immune system of centenarians.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2026
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Giulia AccardiLaboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3565-9529
Anna AielloLaboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2593-3221
Stefano AprileUnit of Transfusion Medicine, San Giovanni di Dio Hospital, 92100 Agrigento, Italy.
Anna CalabròLaboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
Rosalia CaldarellaDepartment of Laboratory medicine, University Hospital "P. Giaccone", 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Calogero CarusoLaboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8004-2363
Marcello CiaccioDepartment of Laboratory medicine, University Hospital "P. Giaccone", 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6120-9041
Francesco DieliCentral Laboratory of Advanced Diagnosis and Biomedical Research, University Hospital "P. Giaccone", 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6685-352X
Mattia Emanuela LigottiLaboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
Serena MeravigliaCentral Laboratory of Advanced Diagnosis and Biomedical Research, University Hospital "P. Giaccone", 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0383-5818
Giuseppina CandoreLaboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9966-934X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this paper, we present demographic, clinical, anamnestic, cognitive, and functional data, as well as haematological, haematochemical, immunological, and genetic parameters of an exceptional individual: A.T., a semi-supercentenarian who held the title of the oldest living Italian male centenarian from 28 December 2020, to 23 September 2021. The purpose of this study is to provide fresh insights into extreme phenotypes, with a particular focus on immune-inflammatory parameters. To the best of our knowledge, this study represents the first phenotypic investigation of a semi-supercentenarian, illustrating both INFLA-score, a metric designed to assess the cumulative impact of inflammatory markers and indicators of age-related immune phenotype (ARIP), recognized as significant gauges of biological ageing. The aim of this study was, indeed, to advance our understanding of the role of immune-inflammatory responses in achieving extreme longevity. The results of laboratory tests, as well as clinical history and interview data, when compared to the results of our recent study on Sicilian centenarians, demonstrate an excellent state of health considering his age. Consistent with previous studies, we observed increased IL-6 inflammatory markers and INFLA score in A.T. More interestingly, the semi-supercentenarian showed values of ARIP indicators such as naïve CD4+ cells, CD4+/CD8+ ratio, and CD4+TN/TM ratio in the range of young adult individuals, suggesting that his immune system's biological age was younger than the chronological one. The results support the notion that the immune system can play a role in promoting extreme longevity. However, this does not rule out the involvement of other body systems or organs in achieving extreme longevity.

Indexed as

ageingARIPbiological ageinginflamm-ageingINFLA scorelongevitylymphocyte subsetssemi-supercentenarian

Identifiers

PMID38137660
PMCPMC10744028

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.