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ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2025

Association of Immune Cell Subsets With Longevity: The Cardiovascular Health Study.

Sylvie Dobrota Lai, Petra Buzkova, Joseph A Delaney, Nels C Olson, Bruce M Psaty, Sally A Huber, Margaret F Doyle, Russell P Tracy, Michelle C Odden

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9 authors.

Sylvie Dobrota LaiDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5134-2105
Petra BuzkovaDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Joseph A DelaneyDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Nels C OlsonDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Bruce M PsatyCardiovascular Health Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Sally A HuberDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Margaret F DoyleDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Russell P TracyDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Michelle C OddenDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5974-3648

Funding

Exceptional Survival: Trajectories to Functional Aging (CHS All Stars)R01AG023629 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI NEWMAN, ANNE B. · 2004 to 2016
$9.5M
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH STUDY (CHS) - TASK AREA C, STUDY CLOSEOUT75N92021D00006 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI PSATY, BRUCE · 2021 to 2024
$8.4M
CHS research resources for the cardiovascular health of older adultsU01HL130114 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BURKE, GREGORY L, KRONMAL, RICHARD A · 2016 to 2019
$6.6M
CHS Events Follow-up StudyU01HL080295 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI PSATY, BRUCE M · 2005 to 2008
$4.6M
Innate and adaptive immune-cell densities as risk factors for heart failureR01HL135625 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI PSATY, BRUCE M, TRACY, RUSSELL P · 2018 to 2021
$2.8M
Infrastructure for mentored access to CHS data and specimensR01HL172803 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI James S Floyd, Michelle Christina Odden · 2025 to 2026
$2.7M
T-cell subsets as CVD risk factors in CHS and MESAR01HL120854 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI PSATY, BRUCE M, TRACY, RUSSELL P · 2014 to 2017
$2.6M
CHS-Transition PhaseN01HC55222 · NHLBI · PI , · 2007 to 2007
$575k
CORONARY HEART DISEASE &STROKE IN PEOPLE AGED 65 TO 84N01HC085079 · HC · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 1988 to 2005
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CORONARY HEART DISEASE &STROKE IN THE ELDERLYN01HC085080 · HC · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY · PI BURKE, GREGORY L · 1988 to 2000
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CHS-Transition Phase -268055222-268055222N01HC055222 · HC · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI KRONMAL, RICHARD A · 2005 to 2006
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CORONARY HEART DISEASE &STROKE IN PEOPLE AGED 65-84N01HC085081 · HC · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FRIED, LINDA P · 1988 to 2000
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChanges in the immune system are a potential biological mechanism of aging. We investigated the association of circulating immune cell subsets with age at death and survival to age 90.

methodsImmune cell phenotypes were measured at baseline in 1 625 adults, aged 70-85 years, in the Cardiovascular Health Study. We selected 5 primary immune cell subsets: gamma-delta T-cells, natural killer cells, CD8+ T effector memory CD45RA expressing cells(TEMRA) cells, ratio of CD4+ to CD8+ cells, and ratio of naïve to memory CD8+ cells. We used linear regression and Poisson models, adjusting for demographics and clinical factors; and tested for effect modification by sex and race. In a secondary analysis, we investigated 23 additional immune cell subsets, using the Holm-Bonferroni method to adjust for multiple comparisons.

resultsNo primary immune cell subsets were significantly associated with longevity. Two secondary subsets were significantly associated with age at death. Each SD higher proportion of CD4+CD57+ cells was associated with a 0.64-year earlier death (95% CI: -0.99, -0.30) and each SD higher proportion of CD4+CD28-CD57+ cells was associated with a 0.54-year earlier death (95% CI: -0.87, -0.21). Several subsets had significant interactions with sex and race in the fully adjusted model of age at death. A higher proportion of CD4+CD57+ T-cells was significantly associated with lower likelihood of survival to age 90 (relative risk: 0.79) and 1.07-year earlier age at death in males, but not in females.

conclusionsOur results suggest that CD4+CD57+ cells are associated with earlier death and this relationship was stronger in males than females.

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AgingLongevityAgedAged, 80 and overCardiovascular DiseasesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHumansKiller Cells, NaturalMaleBiomarkersInflammationRisk factors

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PMID40378276
PMCPMC12159800

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