Changes of human B and B-1a peripheral blood lymphocytes with age
Changes of human B and B-1a peripheral blood lymphocytes with age
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DOI:
10.1080/10245330701255270
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发表时间:
2007-01-01
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1.9
通讯作者:
Ortolani, Riccardo
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作者:
Veneri, Dino;Franchini, Massimo;Ortolani, Riccardo
In 2057 consecutive subjects admitted to the Department of Pathology, Section of Immunology of the Verona University Hospital, CD19+ and CD5/ CD19 double positive cells were determined to assess the behaviour of total peripheral B- lymphocytes and B- 1a ( CD5+) compartments in humans during aging. We show that the absolute number of total B lymphocytes increases about three- fold from the baseline conditions in the first year of life and progressively decreases until adult age. A slower decrease was detected from the adult age onwards. A similar behaviour has been observed within the B- 1a subset of B- lymphocytes, although the decrease after the adult age seems more pronounced. Possible physiological explanations and/ or implications for the disease states are taken into account.