Immunity, Inflammation and Infections During Aging

Autor: Stefano Salvioli, Elisa Cevenini, Maria Scurti, Laura Bucci, Daniela Mazza, Miriam Capri, Laura Celani, Claudio Franceschi, Rita Ostan, Federica Sevini, Michela Pierini, Daniela Monti
Přispěvatelé: S. RATTAN M. KASSEN, M. Capri, S. Salvioli, F. Sevini, E. Cevenini, M. Pierini, L. Celani, L. Bucci, R. Ostan, M. Scurti, D. Mazza, D. Monti, C. Franceschi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Prevention and Treatment of Age-related Diseases ISBN: 9781402048845
Popis: The major changes occurring life long in the human immune system are here described. The progressive inflammatory status which is established during aging together with the progressive susceptibility to infectious diseases are discussed in the frame of the genetic variant influence. Finally, the possibility to counteract the susceptibility to infections by coping with or slowing down immunosenescence, using different molecules or strategies, is argued
Databáze: OpenAIRE