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ArticleImmunity & ageing : I & A2025

Enhancing flu vaccine responses in older adults: preliminary insights from the ISOLDA study on immunosenescence and antioxidant and anti-inflammatory approaches.

Anna Aiello, Anna Calabrò, Mattia Emanuela Ligotti, Giulia Accardi, Mojtaba Shekarkar Azgomi, Nadia Caccamo, Calogero Caruso, Francesco Dieli, Marco Pio La Manna, Antonio Procopio and 1 more

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Article in Immunity & ageing : I & A, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Immunosenescence and susceptibility to respiratory viruses: a state-of-the-art review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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11 authors.

Anna Aiello *Laboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Anna Calabrò *Laboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Mattia Emanuela Ligotti *Laboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Giulia AccardiLaboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy. giulia.accardi@unipa.it.
Mojtaba Shekarkar AzgomiDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnosis, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Nadia CaccamoDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnosis, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Calogero CarusoLaboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Francesco DieliDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnosis, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Marco Pio La MannaDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnosis, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Antonio ProcopioDepartment of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa - Campus Universitario S. Venuta - Loc. Germaneto, 88100, Cosenza, Italy.
Giuseppina CandoreLaboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging is frequently characterized by an inadequate primary vaccine response, likely due to immunosenescence and inflamm-aging, a low-level, chronic inflammatory state. Both aspects increase the susceptibility of older adults to viral and bacterial infections, resulting in a higher frequency and severity of infectious diseases. In this preliminary study, a cohort of 52 individuals was recruited and divided into two groups: young (age range 21-35) and older adults (> 60 years old). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were collected before (time 0, T0) and after (time 1, T1) the immunization with a tetravalent influenza vaccine. Then, T cell immunophenotyping analysis was conducted to investigate how aging and influenza vaccination influence T cell responses. Additionally, the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of oleuropein (OLE), a secoiridoid extracted from extra virgin olive oil, alone or in combination with BIRB 796, a potent inhibitor of p38 MAPK, were explored to enhancing the impact of influenza virus on T cell activation, aiming to identify potential alternatives or complementary strategies to improve traditional flu-vaccine formulations. Statistically significant observations were noted for a decrement in CD8 + T naïve and an increase of effector memory between the young and older adults after flu-vaccination. Moreover, preliminary findings indicate anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of OLE and BIRB 796 on T cell responses, particularly regarding Reactive Oxygen Species/Reactive Nitrogen Species modulation, with a trend toward the decrease of pro-inflammatory cytokines (i.e., Interferon-γ (INF-γ), Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α)), αalthough without statistical significance.

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ImmunosenescenceInflamm-agingInfluenzaOlder adultsOleuropeinVaccine

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PMID40140897
PMCPMC11938677

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