Immunosenescence and inflammaging in the aging process: age-related diseases or longevity?

A Santoro, E Bientinesi, D Monti - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
During aging the immune system (IS) undergoes remarkable changes that collectively are
known as immunosenescence. It is a multifactorial and dynamic phenomenon that affects …

Immunology of aging: the birth of inflammaging

T Fulop, A Larbi, G Pawelec, A Khalil, AA Cohen… - Clinical reviews in …, 2021 - Springer
The inflammaging concept was introduced in 2000 by Prof. Franceschi. This was an
evolutionary or rather a revolutionary conceptualization of the immune changes in response …

Post-COVID-19 acute sarcopenia: physiopathology and management

K Piotrowicz, J Gąsowski, JP Michel… - Aging clinical and …, 2021 - Springer
In this review, we discuss the pathophysiologic and management aspects of acute
sarcopenia in relation to SARS-CoV-2 infection. COVID-19 is as a multi-organ infectious …

Aging and chronic inflammation: highlights from a multidisciplinary workshop

D Saavedra, AL Añé-Kourí, N Barzilai, C Caruso… - Immunity & …, 2023 - Springer
Aging is a gradual, continuous series of natural changes in biological, physiological,
immunological, environmental, psychological, behavioral, and social processes. Aging …

[HTML][HTML] Resurrection of endogenous retroviruses during aging reinforces senescence

X Liu, Z Liu, Z Wu, J Ren, Y Fan, L Sun, G Cao, Y Niu… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Whether and how certain transposable elements with viral origins, such as endogenous
retroviruses (ERVs) dormant in our genomes, can become awakened and contribute to the …

miR-21 and miR-146a: The microRNAs of inflammaging and age-related diseases

F Olivieri, F Prattichizzo, A Giuliani… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
The first paper on “inflammaging” published in 2001 paved the way for a unifying theory on
how and why aging turns out to be the main risk factor for the development of the most …

Immunosenescence and COVID-19

JM Witkowski, T Fulop, E Bryl - Mechanisms of ageing and development, 2022 - Elsevier
Ageing is associated with modified function of both innate and adaptive immunity. It is
believed that changes occurring in ageing immune system are responsible for increased …

Anticipating the future of the COVID-19 pandemic: insights into the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variant JN. 1 and its projected impact on older adults

J Quarleri, MV Delpino, V Galvan - GeroScience, 2024 - Springer
The initial instance of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infection was observed in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, China. Subsequently, the …

The rising SARS‐CoV‐2 JN. 1 variant: evolution, infectivity, immune escape, and response strategies

Y Lu, D Ao, X He, X Wei - MedComm, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The JN. 1 variant of COVID‐19 has emerged as the dominant strain worldwide since the end
of 2023. As a subclade of the BA. 2.86 variant, JN. 1 harbors a unique combination of …

Multiple vaccine comparison in the same adults reveals vaccine-specific and age-related humoral response patterns: an open phase IV trial

M van der Heiden, S Shetty, E Bijvank… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Vaccine responsiveness is often reduced in older adults. Yet, our lack of understanding of
low vaccine responsiveness hampers the development of effective vaccination strategies to …