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ArticleAging cell2026

Single-Cell Profiling Reveals Distinct Immune Communication Networks in Centenarians and Elderly Controls.

Liwei Qiu, Chen Dong, Rui Zhao, Huiyuan Ye, Jian-Lin Gao, Yizhi Chen, Chi Sun, Zhifeng Gu

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Article in Aging cell, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Liwei QiuResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Research Center of Gerontology and Longevity, Research Center of Immunology, Department of Rheumatology, Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5768-8684
Chen DongResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Research Center of Gerontology and Longevity, Research Center of Immunology, Department of Rheumatology, Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Rui ZhaoResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Research Center of Gerontology and Longevity, Research Center of Immunology, Department of Rheumatology, Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5629-738X
Huiyuan YeResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Research Center of Gerontology and Longevity, Research Center of Immunology, Department of Rheumatology, Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Jian-Lin GaoResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Research Center of Gerontology and Longevity, Research Center of Immunology, Department of Rheumatology, Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5419-9076
Yizhi ChenDepartment of Nephrology, Hainan Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Hainan Province Chen Xiangmei Academician Team Innovation Center for Kidney Diseases Research, Sanya, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1197-1999
Chi SunResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Research Center of Gerontology and Longevity, Research Center of Immunology, Department of Rheumatology, Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4752-7603
Zhifeng GuResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Research Center of Gerontology and Longevity, Research Center of Immunology, Department of Rheumatology, Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong, China.

Funding

China Higher Education Institution Industry-University-Research Innovation Fund 2023HT041Jiangsu Funding Program for Excellent Postdoctoral TalentJiangsu Provincial Medical Key Discipline Cultivation Unit JSDW202205Jiangsu Provincial Preventive Medicine Research Project Ym2023112Jiangsu Provincial Research Hospital YJXYY202204National Natural Science Foundation of China 82502178National Natural Science Foundation of China 92574113National Natural Science Foundation of China U23A20470Science and technology Project of Nantong City XNBH00031655
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant cell-cell communication (CCC) is a recognized hallmark of aging, yet comprehensive analyses of immune CCC-particularly in the context of healthy aging-remain limited. Using single-cell transcriptomics of PBMCs from centenarians (CEN), their offspring (CO), and elderly controls, we found that immune CCC in controls was characterized by myeloid-derived, self-amplifying SASP signals associated with immunosenescence and effector immune cell (EIC) exhaustion. In contrast, healthy-aging individuals (CEN/CO) exhibited reinforced positive regulatory factor (PRF)-mediated ligand-receptor (LR) interactions, such as IL-15 and IL-18, consistent with enhanced EIC cytotoxicity and immune surveillance. These findings were further supported in an independent longevity cohort. Our results suggest distinct immune CCC reprogramming with age and identify a characteristic immune remodeling pattern in centenarians, providing a framework for understanding healthy aging and exceptional longevity.

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AgingCell CommunicationSingle-Cell AnalysisAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansLongevityMalecentenarianimmune communication networksimmune remodelingsingle‐cell transcriptomesuccessful aging

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PMID41979395
PMCPMC13078127

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