CD28 expression in T cell aging and human longevity
CD28 expression in T cell aging and human longevity
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DOI:
10.1016/s0531-5565(97)00132-0
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发表时间:
1998-05-01
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Schachter, F
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作者:
Boucher, N;Dufeu-Duchesne, T;Schachter, F
Functional decrements of the immune system have a major contribution to aging and age-related diseases. Here, we further characterize the decline in proportion of CD28-positive T cells previously identified in centenarians. Cohorts of 97 centenarians, 40 subjects aged 70-90 (ELD group), and 40 young adults (under age 40) were phenotyped for T cell surface expression of CD28, CD4, and CD8 antigens. The significant decline in T cells expressing CD28 (p < 10(-4) for comparisons between adults and either ELD or centenarians) affects preferentially the CD8(+) subset of T cells. This decline accounts largely for the age-related diminution of T cell responsiveness to mitogenic signals. CD28 expression is modulated in T cell cultures in a growth-related fashion and this modulation is dampened in cultures from centenarians.We propose that the decrease in CD28 expression reflects a compensatory adaptation of the immune system during aging in the face of chronic stimulation. (C) 1998 Elsevier-Science Inc.