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Owen BM, Phie J, Huynh J, Needham S, Fraser C. Evaluation of quantitative biomarkers of aging in human PBMCs. FRONTIERS IN AGING 2023; 4:1260502. [PMID: 37780865 PMCID: PMC10540680 DOI: 10.3389/fragi.2023.1260502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Functional decline with age contributes significantly to the burden of disease in developed countries. There is growing interest in the development of therapeutic interventions which slow or even reverse aging. Time and cost constraints prohibit the testing of a large number of interventions for health and lifespan extension in model organisms. Cell-based models of aging could enable high throughput testing of potential interventions. Despite extensive reports in the literature of cell properties that correlate with donor age, few are robustly observed across different laboratories. This casts doubt on the extent that aging signatures are captured in cultured cells. We tested molecular changes previously reported to correlate with donor age in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and evaluated their suitability for inclusion in a panel of functional aging measures. The tested measures spanned several pathways implicated in aging including epigenetic changes, apoptosis, proteostasis, and intracellular communication. Surprisingly, only two markers correlated with donor age. DNA methylation age accurately predicted donor age confirming this is a robust aging biomarker. Additionally, the apoptotic marker CD95 correlated with donor age but only within subsets of PBMCs. To demonstrate cellular rejuvenation in response to a treatment will require integration of multiple read-outs of cell function. However, building a panel of measures to detect aging in cells is challenging and further research is needed to identify robust predictors of age in humans.
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Wang D, Du J, Song Y, Wang B, Song R, Hao Y, Zeng Y, Xiao J, Zheng H, Zeng H, Zhao H, Kong Y. CD70 contributes to age-associated T cell defects and overwhelming inflammatory responses. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:12032-12050. [PMID: 32559178 PMCID: PMC7343466 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Aging is associated with immune dysregulation, especially T cell disorders, which result in increased susceptibility to various diseases. Previous studies have shown that loss of co-stimulatory receptors or accumulation of co-inhibitory molecules play important roles in T cell aging. In the present study, CD70, which was generally regarded as a costimulatory molecule, was found to be upregulated on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells of elderly individuals. Aged CD70+ T cells displayed a phenotype of over-activation, and expressed enhanced levels of numerous inhibitory receptors including PD-1, 2B4 and LAG-3. CD70+ T cells from elderly individuals exhibited increased susceptibility to apoptosis and high levels of inflammatory cytokines. Importantly, the functional dysregulation of CD70+ T cells associated with aging was reversed by blocking CD70. Collectively, this study demonstrated CD70 as a prominent regulator involved in immunosenescence, which led to defects and overwhelming inflammatory responses of T cells during aging. These findings provide a strong rationale for targeting CD70 to prevent dysregulation related to immunosenescence.
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- Di Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China.,Clinical and Research Center of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China.,Clinical and Research Center of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Clinical and Research Center of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Clinical and Research Center of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Clinical and Research Center of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Penn State Cancer Institute, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Clinical and Research Center of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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Rizzo LB, Swardfager W, Maurya PK, Graiff MZ, Pedrini M, Asevedo E, Cassinelli AC, Bauer ME, Cordeiro Q, Scott J, Brietzke E, Cogo-Moreira H. An immunological age index in bipolar disorder: A confirmatory factor analysis of putative immunosenescence markers and associations with clinical characteristics. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 2018; 27:e1614. [PMID: 29691917 PMCID: PMC6877115 DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The study aims to generate an immunological age (IA) trait on the basis of immune cell differentiation parameters, and to test whether the IA is related to age and disease characteristics. METHODS Forty-four euthymic type I bipolar disorder patients were included in this study. Five immunosenescence-related parameters were assessed: proportions of late-differentiated cells (e.g., CD3+CD8+CD28-CD27- and CD3-CD19+IgD-CD27-), and the expression of CD69, CD71, and CD152 after stimulation. Confirmatory factor analysis was applied to generate an IA trait underling the 5 measures. RESULTS The best-fit model was constituted by 4 parameters that were each related to an underlying IA trait, with 1 cell population positively correlated (CD3+CD8+CD28-CD27- [λ = 0.544, where λ represents the loading of the parameter onto the IA trait] and 3 markers negatively correlated (CD69 [λ = -0.488], CD71 [λ = -0.833], and CD152 [λ = -0.674]). The IA trait was associated with chronological age (β = 0.360, p = .013) and the number of previous mood episodes (β = 0.426, p = .006). In a mediation model, 84% of the effect between manic episodes, and IA was mediated by body mass index. CONCLUSION In bipolar disorder type I, premature aging of the immune system could be reliably measured using an index that validated against chronological age, which was related to adverse metabolic effects of the disease course.
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- Lucas B Rizzo
- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Neuroscience (LINC), Federal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp), Sao Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Pharmcology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Neuroscience (LINC), Federal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp), Sao Paulo, Brazil.,Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, India
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Neuroscience (LINC), Federal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Neuroscience (LINC), Federal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Neuroscience (LINC), Federal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Neuromodulação Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculty of Biosciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Neuromodulação Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Academic Psychiatry, Wolfson Unit, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- Research Group in Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience in Bipolar Disorder, Federal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry (Psychiatry and Medical Psychology Graduate Program), Federal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, Brazil
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Sikora E. Activation-induced and damage-induced cell death in aging human T cells. Mech Ageing Dev 2015; 151:85-92. [PMID: 25843236 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2015.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In multicellular organisms the proper system functionality is ensured by the balance between cell division, differentiation, senescence and death. This balance is changed during aging. Immunosenescence plays a crucial role in aging and leads to the shrinkage of T cell repertoire and the propensity to apoptosis. The elimination of expanded T cells at the end of immune response is crucial to maintain homeostasis and avoid any uncontrolled inflammation. Resting mature T lymphocytes, when activated via their antigen-specific receptor (TCR) and CD28 co-receptor, start to proliferate and then undergo the so called activation induced cell death (AICD), which mechanistically is triggered by the death receptor and leads to apoptosis. T lymphocytes, like other cells, are also exposed to damage, which can trigger the so called damage-induced cell death (DICD). It was hypothesized that oxidative stress and chronic antigenic load increasing with age reduced lymphocyte susceptibility to DICD and enhanced a proinflamatory status leading to increased AICD. However, data collected so far are inconsistent and does not support this assumption. Systematic and comprehensive studies are still needed for conclusive elucidation of the role of AICD and DICD in human immunosenescence, including the role of autophagy and necroptosis in the processes.
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- Ewa Sikora
- Molecular Bases of Aging Laboratory, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteura 3, Warsaw, Poland.
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Zhang HM, Nie JS, Li X, Niu Q. Characteristic analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cell apoptosis in coke oven workers. J Occup Health 2011; 54:44-50. [PMID: 22186298 DOI: 10.1539/joh.11-0155-oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to determine the peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) apoptosis in coke oven workers so that we can take effective measures to protect coke oven workers. METHODS The subjects, 129 coke oven workers and 37 warehouse workers (controls), were investigated using a questionnaire to collect information about their age, working years, smoking and drinking habits, vocational history and other general information. The coke oven workers were divided into the oven-bottom group (34), oven-side group (48) and oven-top group (47) according to their working sites and environmental monitoring data. The concentration of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) and the subjects' urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OH-Py) levels were determined by HPLC. Additionally, the PBMCs were separated from blood samples, and the early and late apoptosis rates were determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS The airborne B[a]P concentrations were 19.5 ± 13.2, 185.9 ± 38.6 and 1,623.5 ± 435.8 ng/m(3) at the bottom, side and top of the oven, respectively, and were higher than in the controls' workplaces 10.2 ± 7.6 ng/m(3). Urinary 1-OH-Py, indicating the B[a]P's internal exposure level, was significantly higher in the exposed groups than in the controls (p<0.05). Compared with the controls, the coke oven workers' PBMC apoptosis rates were significantly increased and increased in association with the B[a]P level. PBMC apoptosis increased in association with the 1-OH-Py level and coking operation years and decreased in association with years of alcohol consumption. CONCLUSIONS PBMC apoptosis in the coke oven workers was associated with the 1-OH-Py level, coke operation years and years of alcohol consumption and may be induced by B[a]P.
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- Hong Mei Zhang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Shanxi Medical University
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Ma AG, Ge S, Zhang M, Shi XX, Schouten EG, Kok FJ, Sun YY, Han XX. Antioxidant micronutrients improve intrinsic and UV-induced apoptosis of human lymphocytes particularly in elderly people. J Nutr Health Aging 2011; 15:912-7. [PMID: 22159782 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0118-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Aging and oxidative stress may lead to enhanced cellular damage and programmed cell death. To study the association of intrinsic apoptosis with age and the effect of antioxidant supplementation on intrinsic and UV-induced apoptosis in children, young and elderly people. METHODS The study was a 2 months, double-blind, randomized trial. Three age groups were studied: children, young adults and elderly people. A total of 274 healthy subjects were allocated to a group supplemented with moderate amounts of retinol, β-carotene, α-tocopherol, ascorbic acid and selenium or placebo. Plasma oxidative stress parameters were detected and apoptosis of lymphocytes was evaluated with TUNEL staining. RESULTS At baseline, percentages of intrinsic apoptosis were 13.8% and 11.1% in elderly and young people, respectively, both significantly higher than children (6.3%). A decrease of 1.7% and 2.3% in intrinsic apoptosis of lymphocytes was found in the supplemented groups of young and elderly people compared with their control groups (all p values <0.001), but no significant decrease in children. Moreover, percentages UV-induced apoptosis significantly decreased by 1.4%, 1.9% and 3.1% in children, young and elderly people, respectively, compared with control groups after the trial. There were considerable increments in concentrations of plasma β-carotene, retinol, tocopherol, ascorbic acid and selenium in all three treated groups after the supplementation. CONCLUSIONS Young and elderly people have a higher intrinsic apoptosis than children, which was improved by antioxidant supplementation. UV-induced damage was attenuated by the supplementation in all three age groups.
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- A G Ma
- The Institute of Human Nutrition, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
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Advanced age in horses affects divisional history of T cells and inflammatory cytokine production. Mech Ageing Dev 2008; 129:656-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2008.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2008] [Revised: 08/27/2008] [Accepted: 09/08/2008] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Hince M, Sakkal S, Vlahos K, Dudakov J, Boyd R, Chidgey A. The role of sex steroids and gonadectomy in the control of thymic involution. Cell Immunol 2008; 252:122-38. [PMID: 18294626 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2007.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2007] [Accepted: 10/30/2007] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A major underlying cause for aging of the immune system is the structural and functional atrophy of the thymus, and associated decline in T cell genesis. This loss of naïve T cells reduces adaptive immunity to new stimuli and precipitates a peripheral bias to memory cells against prior antigens. Whilst multiple mechanisms may contribute to this process, the temporal alliance of thymic decline with puberty has implicated a causative role for sex steroids. Accordingly ablation of sex steroids induces profound thymic rejuvenation. Although the thymus retains some, albeit highly limited, function in healthy adults, this is insufficient for resurrecting the T cell pool following cytoablative treatments such as chemo- and radiation-therapy and AIDS. Increased risk of opportunistic infections and cancer relapse or appearance, are a direct consequence. Temporary sex steroid ablation may thus provide a clinically effective means to regenerate the thymus and immune system in immunodeficiency states.
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- Melanie Hince
- Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories (MISCL), Level 3, Building-75, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Melbourne 3800, Australia
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Gupta S, Gollapudi S. CD95-mediated apoptosis in naïve, central and effector memory subsets of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in aged humans. Exp Gerontol 2008; 43:266-74. [PMID: 18215485 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2007.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2007] [Revised: 12/07/2007] [Accepted: 12/11/2007] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Aging is associated with a decrease in naïve (T(N)) and central memory (T(CM)), and an accumulation of effector memory (T(EM) and T(EMRA)) T cell subsets. Previously, we have demonstrated an increased sensitivity of T(N) and T(CM) CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in aging to TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis. In this investigation, we examined whether similar differential sensitivity is applicable to CD95-mediated apoptosis. We show that T(N) and T(CM) CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from aged subjects are significantly more sensitive to CD95-mediated apoptosis. Increased apoptosis is associated with increased activation of caspase-8 and caspase-3. Both caspase-8 and caspase-3 inhibitors blocked CD95-mediated apoptosis and activation of caspase-8 and caspase-3 in T(N) and T(CM) CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. No significant difference was observed in apoptosis or in activation of caspase-8 and caspase-3 in T(EM) and T(EMRA) CD4+ and CD8+ T cells between young and aged subjects; both populations were relatively and comparably resistant to CD95-mediated apoptosis and caspase activation. No correlation was observed between the sensitivity/resistance of any of the subsets of CD4+ or CD8+T cells to CD95-mediated apoptosis and the expression of CD95. Our data suggest that increased CD95-mediated apoptosis of T(N) and T(CM) CD8+ and CD4+ T cells may play a role in their decline in human aging.
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- Sudhir Gupta
- Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Medical Sciences I, Irvine, CA 92697, United States.
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Piperakis SM, Kontogianni K, Karanastasi G, Iakovidou-Kritsi Z, Piperakis MM. The use of comet assay in measuring DNA damage and repair efficiency in child, adult, and old age populations. Cell Biol Toxicol 2007; 25:65-71. [PMID: 18038185 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-007-9046-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2007] [Accepted: 10/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In the present study, we used the Comet assay to estimate basal DNA damage in three distinct populations aged 5-10, 40-50, and 60-70 years old. The DNA damage induced by hydrogen peroxide and gamma-irradiation in the lymphocytes of these populations, as well as their repair activity, was also studied. Finally, we measured apoptosis and necrosis after the effect of these agents. Our results indicate that the older population (60-70 years old) showed higher basal levels of DNA damage and was more sensitive to the effects of the DNA-damaging agents than the adult one (40-50 years old), who, in turn, was more sensitive than the younger population (5-10 years old). A decline of the repair efficiency with age to the DNA damage induced by the two agents was also observed. Apoptosis and necrosis were also affected by age.
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- S M Piperakis
- Biology Unit, Department of Pre-School Education, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece.
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Wang X, Hsu HC, Wang Y, Edwards CK, Yang P, Wu Q, Mountz JD. Phenotype of genetically regulated thymic involution in young BXD RI strains of mice. Scand J Immunol 2006; 64:287-94. [PMID: 16918698 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2006.01813.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Age-related thymic involution is a multifactorial process related to age-related changes in intrathymic T-cell development and cytokines. In contrast, early thymic involution, because of genetic differences that cause rapid or slow thymic involution at younger age, is less well characterized. Here, we analysed three representative rapid-involuting strains of mice, BXD 8, 18 and 32, compared with three representative slow-involuting strains, BXD 9, 19 and 29, all at 2 months of age. In rapid-involuting strains compared with slow involution strains, thymocyte production, as indicated by CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell receptor recombination excision circle (TREC), were decreased. Rapid-involution strains of mice exhibited a developmental block at the DN1 to DN2 and CD4-CD8- (DN) to CD4+CD8+ (double positive, DP) transition stages. There was also increased susceptibility to H2O2-induced apoptosis, decreased thymic expression of IL-7, decreased expression of an IL-7 downstream anti-apoptosis gene, Bcl-2, and increased expression of a pro-apoptotic gene, Bad. In contrast, IL-7R expression was higher on DN thymocytes of rapid-involution strains. The increased expression of IL-7R was associated with an increased thymocyte proliferation in response to anti-CD3 + IL-7 or anti-CD3 + IL-12 + IL-7. These findings indicate that, even at young age, genetic differences of IL-7/IL-7R regulation pathway in BXD strains of mice can lead to characteristic phenotypic changes that have been previously associated with age-related thymic involution.
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- X Wang
- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 701 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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Gupta S, Su H, Bi R, Agrawal S, Gollapudi S. Life and death of lymphocytes: a role in immunesenescence. Immun Ageing 2005; 2:12. [PMID: 16115325 PMCID: PMC1236953 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4933-2-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2005] [Accepted: 08/23/2005] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Human aging is associated with progressive decline in immune functions, increased frequency of infections. Among immune functions, a decline in T cell functions during aging predominates. In this review, we will discuss the molecular signaling in two major pathways of apoptosis, namely death receptor pathway and mitochondrial pathway, and their alterations in both T and B lymphocytes in human aging with a special emphasis on naïve and different memory subsets of CD8+ T cells. We will also discuss a possible role of lymphocyte apoptosis in immune senescence.
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- Sudhir Gupta
- Laboratories of Cellular and Molecular Immunology and Molecular Biology, Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Laboratories of Cellular and Molecular Immunology and Molecular Biology, Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Laboratories of Cellular and Molecular Immunology and Molecular Biology, Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Laboratories of Cellular and Molecular Immunology and Molecular Biology, Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Laboratories of Cellular and Molecular Immunology and Molecular Biology, Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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Aging is associated with progressive decline in immune functions and increased frequency of infections, autoimmunity, and cancer. Among immune functions, a decline in T-cell functions during aging predominates. In this review, I discuss the molecular signaling of three distinct pathways of apoptosis, namely the death receptor pathway, the mitochondrial pathway, and the most recently described endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway, and the relative sensitivity of naive, central memory, and effector memory CD8(+) T-cell subsets to apoptosis. In addition, I review apoptosis, especially via death receptor pathway, in naive and various memory subsets of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells (with primary emphasis on CD8(+) naive and memory subsets) in human aging and discuss the role of apoptosis in immune senescence.
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- Sudhir Gupta
- Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Irvine, 92697, USA.
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Donnini A, Re F, Bollettini M, Moresi R, Tesei S, Bernardini G, Provinciali M. Age-related susceptibility of naive and memory CD4 T cells to apoptosis induced by IL−2 deprivation or PHA addition. Biogerontology 2005; 6:193-204. [PMID: 16041623 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-005-7955-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2005] [Accepted: 05/05/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The increased age-associated incidence of infectious and cancer diseases has been related to the alteration of immune functioning found in the elderly (immunosenescence). The reduction of naive T cells, which determine an impaired ability to mount immune responses to new antigens, represents a hallmark of the aging process. The aim of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility to apoptosis of purified naive and memory CD4(+) T cells from peripheral blood of healthy people ranging in age from 20 to 98 years. Two mechanisms of T cell elimination by apoptosis have been evaluated: cytokine deprivation and activation-induced cell death. After Interleukin-2 deprivation, the percentage of naive and memory CD4(+) apoptotic cells significantly increased with donor age concomitantly with a reduction of Bcl-2 expression and an increase of intracellular content of reactive oxygen species. After phytohemagglutinin addition, the percentage of apoptotic cells, the expression of CD95, and the intracellular reactive oxygen species, were not significantly correlated with age both in naive and memory CD4(+) T cells. Our data demonstrate the existence of functional alterations of naive and memory T cell populations during ageing. These alterations are mainly related to the mechanism of the apoptotic event rather than to the type of cell population involved (naive or memory). The alterations of naive and memory T cells may have implications in the age-related susceptibility to diseases.
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- Alessia Donnini
- Laboratory of Tumor Immunology, INRCA Gerontology Research Department, Immunology Center, Ancona, Italy
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Colonna-Romano G, Aquino A, Bulati M, Lio D, Candore G, Oddo G, Scialabba G, Vitello S, Caruso C. Impairment of gamma/delta T lymphocytes in elderly: implications for immunosenescence. Exp Gerontol 2005; 39:1439-46. [PMID: 15501013 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2004.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2004] [Revised: 06/24/2004] [Accepted: 07/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gamma/delta T lymphocytes cells recognize the antigen in a non-classical way and are considered the third branch of the immune system devoted to defend the integrity of the body. Ageing is characterized by an impairment of the main way of protection (the adaptive branch) but, successfully aged people show compensatory mechanisms of defense such as proneness to inflammation. Moreover, very old subjects show an increased number of NK cells. We have previously demonstrated that gamma delta T lymphocytes are reduced in elderly. In the present paper we have studied some characteristics of these cells to evaluate the possibility that these cells might balance the decreased action of the adaptive branch in successfully aged people. Cytofluorimetric analysis of cells collected from young, old and centenarian subjects has been used to evaluate the ability of these cells to expand in vitro. Here we demonstrate that gamma delta T cells are impaired in the ability to proliferate to different stimuli such as isopentenyl pyrophoshate, that select gamma delta T lymphocytes bearing delta 2 chain, other than to phytohemagglutinin and anti-CD3 that are polyclonal activators. Moreover, we demonstrate that gamma delta T cells in aged and centenarians show an enhanced sensitivity to undergo apoptosis induced both by alpha-Fas and TNF-alpha. All together these data suggest that gamma delta T lymphocytes are impaired in elderly and suggest that the reduced ability to proliferate and the reduced number of circulating gamma delta T lymphocytes is due to the proneness to apoptosis. Finally on the basis of these data, we conclude that gamma delta T lymphocytes, do not participate in the remodeling of the immune system due to the reduction of classical T cell response and replacement by NK cells in elderly.
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- Giuseppina Colonna-Romano
- Gruppo di Studio sull'Imunosenescenza, Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Metodologie Biomediche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Corso Tukory, 211, 90134 Palermo, Italy
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Gupta S, Bi R, Kim C, Chiplunkar S, Yel L, Gollapudi S. Role of NF-κB signaling pathway in increased tumor necrosis factor-α-induced apoptosis of lymphocytes in aged humans. Cell Death Differ 2005; 12:177-83. [PMID: 15647756 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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In human aging, lymphocytes display increased sensitivity to tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced apoptosis. TNF-alpha induces both survival and apoptotic signals. The survival signal is mediated by the activation of NF-kappaB. Although a role of certain proapoptotic molecules in aging has been reported, a role of altered NF-kappaB signaling pathway has not been explored in detail. In this study, we have compared TNF-alpha-induced activation of NF-kappaB, phosphorylation of IkappaBalpha, and the expression of IKKbeta between lymphocytes from young and aged humans. Furthermore, we have explored a role of IKKbeta in increased susceptibility of lymphocytes from aged humans to TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis. Lymphocytes from aged humans displayed decreased activation of NF-kappaB, reduced phosphorylation of IkappaBalpha, and decreased expression of IKKbeta. In addition, overexpression of IKKbeta in lymphocytes from aged humans normalized TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis to the level of young subjects. These data suggest a deficiency of NF-kappaB signaling pathway and a role of IKKbeta, at least in part, for increased sensitivity of lymphocytes from aged humans to TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis.
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- S Gupta
- Cellular and Molecular Immunology and Molecular Biology Laboratories, Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Gupta S, Kim C, Yel L, Gollapudi S. A role of fas-associated death domain (FADD) in increased apoptosis in aged humans. J Clin Immunol 2004; 24:24-9. [PMID: 14997030 DOI: 10.1023/b:joci.0000018059.56924.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Fas-associated death domain (FADD) is an adapter protein that is recruited to the death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) during signaling via death receptors. FADD is a common conduit in both CD95-mediated and TNF-R-mediated apoptosis. In aging, T cells show increased susceptibility to death receptor-induced apoptosis. Therefore, in this investigation, we have examined the role of FADD in increased TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis of lymphocytes from aged humans. Our study shows that FADD expression is increased in lymphocytes from aged humans as compared to those from young subjects. Furthermore, transfection of aged lymphocytes with FADD dominant negative (FADD dn) plasmid resulted in the reduction of TNF-induced apoptosis in aged lymphocytes to a level comparable to that of young subjects. In addition, overexpression of FADD by transfection of lymphocytes from young subjects with wild-type FADD (FADD wt) resulted in increased apoptosis of young lymphocytes to a level comparable to that of young subjects. These data suggest that FADD plays an important role in increased apoptosis in aged lymphocytes signaled via TNF-R.
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- Sudhir Gupta
- Molecular Biology and Cellular Immunology Laboratories, Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA.
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Drela N, Kozdron E, Szczypiorski P. Moderate exercise may attenuate some aspects of immunosenescence. BMC Geriatr 2004; 4:8. [PMID: 15456521 PMCID: PMC524506 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-4-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2004] [Accepted: 09/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Immunosenescence is related to the deterioration of many immune functions, which may be manifested in increased susceptibility to infection, cancer, and autoimmunity. Lifestyle factors, such as diet or physical activity, may influence the senescence of the immune system. It is widely accepted that moderate physical activity may cause beneficial effects for physical and psychological health as well as for the immune system activity in aged people. METHODS Thirty elderly women aged 62 to 86 were subjected to a two-years authorized physical activity program. Peripheral blood lymphocytes distribution and the production of cytokines involved in the immune response development and regulation (IL-2, IL-4 and IFN-gamma) were investigated. The same parameters were evaluated in two control groups of women: a sedentary group of 12 elderly women selected for the second round of the physical activity program and in a group of 20 sedentary young women. Flow cytometry methods were used for the examination of surface markers on peripheral blood lymphocytes and intracellular cytokines expression. RESULTS The distribution of the main lymphocytes subpopulations in the peripheral blood of elderly women did not show changes after long-term moderate physical training. The percentage of lymphocytes expressing intracellular IL-2 was higher in the group of women attending 2-years physical activity program than in the control group of elderly sedentary women, and it was similar to the value estimated in the group of young sedentary women. There was no difference in the intracellular expression of IL-4 and IFN-gamma between the active and elderly sedentary women. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that moderate, long-term physical activity in elderly women may increase the production of IL-2, an important regulator of the immune response. This may help ameliorate immunosenescence in these women.
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- Nadzieja Drela
- Department of Immunology, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Recreation, Academy of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Academy of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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Maruoka H, Watanabe M, Matsuzuka F, Takimoto T, Miyauchi A, Iwatani Y. Increased intensities of fas expression on peripheral T-cell subsets in severe autoimmune thyroid disease. Thyroid 2004; 14:417-23. [PMID: 15242568 DOI: 10.1089/105072504323150723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Fas (CD95)-Fas ligand (FasL; CD178)-induced apoptosis is necessary for the maintenance of self-tolerance. To clarify whether or not any abnormalities in the Fas-FasL system exist in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), we examined the expression of Fas and FasL on peripheral T lymphocytes by three-color flow cytometry in 113 patients with AITD and 49 healthy controls. The intensities of Fas expression in both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells decreased in thyrotoxic patients with Graves' disease (GD), but increased in both patients with severe Hashimoto's disease (HD) undergoing treatment and seriously intractable patients with GD continuously positive for thyrotropin (TSH) receptor antibody despite treatment with antithyroid drugs for more than 5 years. The proportion of Fas expression was increased in CD4(+) T cells from patients with untreated GD, and in CD8(+) T cells from patients with severe HD. The proportion of CD8(+) T cells decreased in patients with severe HD. FasL were not expressed on T cells in controls and patients with AITD. These results indicate that (1). the intensities of Fas expression on peripheral T cells increase in severe autoimmune thyroid diseases and (2). both the intensity and the proportion of Fas expression may be important for the induction of apoptosis.
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- Hayato Maruoka
- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Course of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Marini M, Lapalombella R, Canaider S, Farina A, Monti D, De Vescovi V, Morellini M, Bellizzi D, Dato S, De Benedictis G, Passarino G, Moresi R, Tesei S, Franceschi C. Heat shock response by EBV-immortalized B-lymphocytes from centenarians and control subjects: a model to study the relevance of stress response in longevity. Exp Gerontol 2004; 39:83-90. [PMID: 14724068 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2003.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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'Successful aging', i.e. the ability to attain old age in relatively good health, is believed to be related to the capability to cope with different environmental stresses. Independently of their specific differentiation, all body cells respond to hyperthermia and other stresses with the production of Heat Shock Proteins (HSPs) that play an important role in cell survival. We investigated the heat shock response in B-lymphoid cell lines from 44 centenarians and 23 younger subjects, by studying both HSP70 synthesis and cell survival after hyperthermic treatment. Interestingly, no significant difference could be found between the two age groups as far as HSP70 synthesis was concerned; moreover, cell lines from centenarians appeared to be less prone to heat-induced apoptosis than lines from younger controls. These results, which are in contrast with previous findings showing an age-related decrease of the HSP70 synthesis and of hyperthermic response, corroborate the above mentioned hypothesis that the biological success of centenarians is due to the preservation of the capability to cope with stresses. An A/C polymorphism identified in the promoter region of HSP70-1 gene had been previously shown to affect the probability to attain longevity in females. To investigate if this effect was related to any influence of this polymorphism on HSP70 protein synthesis the correlation between A/C polymorphism and protein synthesis was investigated. We found that cells from AA centenarian females displayed a lower synthesis of HSP70.
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- Marina Marini
- Institute of Histology and General Embryology, University of Bologna, Via Belmerloro 8, Bologna 40126, Italy.
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Salvioli S, Capri M, Scarcella E, Mangherini S, Faranca I, Volterra V, De Ronchi D, Marini M, Bonafè M, Franceschi C, Monti D. Age-dependent changes in the susceptibility to apoptosis of peripheral blood CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes with virgin or memory phenotype. Mech Ageing Dev 2003; 124:409-18. [PMID: 12714247 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(03)00016-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Susceptibility to apoptosis changes with age and most of the available data on lymphocytes refer to mitogen stimulated cells. We studied this susceptibility in quiescent, purified CD4+ or CD8+ T cells from a group of Italian old people compared with a group of young people. We found that an apoptotic agent such as 2-deoxy-D-ribose (dRib), which acts via glutathione depletion and oxidative stress, was more effective in CD4+ T cells from young donors, while no difference was found in CD8+ T cells. On the contrary, another agent such as TNF-alpha, which acts via receptor engagement, was more effective in CD8+ T cells from old subjects, and no difference was found in CD4+ T cells. When marker of activation-memory were investigated, no difference between young and old subjects was found when dRib was used. Differently, when TNF-alpha was used, memory and activated CD4+ T cells from old donors were less sensitive than younger counterparts, while memory CD8+ T cells from old donors were more sensitive than younger counterparts. This suggests that age-related changes in susceptibility to apoptosis of resting T cells largely depend on the type of the apoptotic stimulus which is used as well as on the memory phenotype of the cells. These results may also account, at least in part, for the deep remodelling of T cell repertoire that occurs during ageing.
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- Stefano Salvioli
- Department of Experimental Pathology, Section of Immunology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Although vaccine manufacturers make no specific recommendations regarding the vaccination of older horses and ponies, the similarities in age-induced immunologic changes between human beings and equids suggests that similar vaccination recommendations should be followed. The need for vaccination of the older horse depends, of course, on the relative risk of exposure for the individual horse. Particular care should be taken when using attenuated vaccine products because these live agents may pose a unique risk to the older individual. Immunization with inactivated agent vaccines is likely to be safer. In general, annual vaccination against equine influenza virus infection, tetanus, rabies, and encephalomyelitis viruses is warranted.
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- Daniel H Fermaglich
- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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Bergman M, Salman H, Beloosesky Y, Djaldetti M, Bessler H. Are peripheral blood cells from patients with Alzheimer disease more sensitive to apoptotic stimuli? Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 2002; 16:156-60. [PMID: 12218646 DOI: 10.1097/00002093-200207000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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One of the reasons for the increased susceptibility to infections in patients with Alzheimer disease may be enhanced apoptotic death of their peripheral leukocytes. If this is the case, the enhanced apoptosis may be due to components in the patients' sera or to an increased sensitivity of the cells to apoptotic stimuli. To examine this possibility, the percentage of apoptotic cells in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 12 patients with Alzheimer disease was compared with that of 12 age-matched non-demented persons and 12 middle-aged healthy control subjects. In addition, the effect of sera from subjects in the three groups on the apoptosis, interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha production by peripheral blood cells from healthy control subjects was examined. It was found that the percentage of apoptotic PBMC from patients with Alzheimer disease was higher than that from the remaining two groups. However, incubation of control cells with sera from patients with Alzheimer disease and non-demented elderly persons did not affect the number of apoptotic cells. Sera from patients with Alzheimer disease and non-demented elderly subjects caused an increase in IL-2 and a decrease in IL-10 production by PBMC from middle-aged control subjects but did not affect IL-1beta, IL-6, and TNFalpha secretion, indicating alterations of the immune system related to aging.
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- Michael Bergman
- Department of Medicine C, Robin Medical Center, Golda Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel
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Apoptosis research is a rapidly developing area, but the role of apoptosis is still unclear and controversial. For example, several studies document a significant loss of cardiac and skeletal myocytes during normal aging, possibly by apoptotic mechanisms. This loss in cells may be directly mediated by mitochondrial dysfunction caused by chronic exposure to oxidants and increased activation of mitochondrial permeability transition pores. This review will discuss apoptosis in the context of normal aging of T cells, cardiac myocytes, skeletal muscle, and brain cortex. Particular attention is paid to the role of the mitochondria, because they have been implicated as a major control center regulating apoptosis. Mitochondrial oxidative stress and a decline in mitochondrial energy production in vitro often leads to activation of apoptotic pathways, but whether this occurs in vivo is unclear.
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- M Pollack
- Biochemistry of Aging Laboratory, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA
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Hsu HC, Shi J, Yang P, Xu X, Dodd C, Matsuki Y, Zhang HG, Mountz JD. Activated CD8(+) T cells from aged mice exhibit decreased activation-induced cell death. Mech Ageing Dev 2001; 122:1663-84. [PMID: 11557272 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(01)00279-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To uncouple the defects of activation and apoptosis of T cells from aged mice, we used anti-CD3 plus IL-2 stimulation to induce an activation response and analyzed the subsequent activation-induced cell death (AICD) response of T cells from 16-month-old mice. The results herein demonstrate that T cells from 16-month-old mice could be activated by anti-CD3-induced activation signals but exhibited distinct phenotypic and functional features compared to young (2-month-old) mice. These include a decrease in AICD, a delayed entry into the cell cycle, and a decreased telomerase activity. The decreased AICD of T cells from 16-month-old mice is associated with a decreased expression of Fas and Fas ligand (FasL), decreased susceptibility to anti-Fas-induced apoptosis, and an increased expansion of a CD8(+) T-cell population. Prior to activation, these T cells exhibit a phenotype that is CD44(hi)CD62L(hi). After stimulation, these T cells produced high levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, IFN-gamma, and developed an increased population of IFN-gamma(+)IFN-gamma R(-) T cells. Our results suggest that there is a dysregulation in T-cell homeostasis in aged mice associated with a decrease in AICD of CD8(+) T cells.
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- H C Hsu
- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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As humans age, their morbidity and mortality from infection increases, their response to vaccination declines and they have an increased incidence of inflammatory diseases and cancer. The reasons for these effects are clearly complex, but reduced efficiency of the innate and adaptive immune system is likely to be important in the pathology of old age. Age-related changes in the adaptive immune system are well-documented and include alterations in T cell phenotype and effector functions and a reduced ability of B cells to produce high affinity antibody. In contrast, the innate immune system has been less well researched and the perception amongst many immunogerontologists is that this branch of the immune system is only moderately affected by age. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that the adaptive and innate immune systems co-operate at several levels to ensure the optimal immune response and any decline in adaptive immunity will impact upon the function of the innate immune system and vice-versa. Here, we review the literature concerning intrinsic age-related changes in neutrophil responses and consider how changes in lymphocyte function with age might further compromise efficiency of neutrophil function.
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- J M Lord
- MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, Birmingham University Medical School, B152TT, Birmingham, UK.
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Wagner M, Hampel B, Bernhard D, Hala M, Zwerschke W, Jansen-Dürr P. Replicative senescence of human endothelial cells in vitro involves G1 arrest, polyploidization and senescence-associated apoptosis. Exp Gerontol 2001; 36:1327-47. [PMID: 11602208 DOI: 10.1016/s0531-5565(01)00105-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Human ageing is characterized by a progressive loss of physiological functions, increased tissue damage and defects in various tissue renewal systems. Age-related decreases of the cellular replicative capacity can be reproduced by in vitro assays of cellular ageing. When diploid human fibroblasts reach their finite lifespan, they enter an irreversible G1 growth arrest status referred to as replicative senescence. While deregulation of programmed cell death (apoptosis) is a key feature of age-related pathology in several tissues, this is not reflected in the standard in vitro senescence model of human fibroblasts, and the role of apoptosis during cellular ageing remains unclear. We have analyzed replicative senescence of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) in vitro and found that senescent HUVEC also arrest in the G1 phase of the cell cycle but, unlike fibroblasts, accumulate with a 4N DNA content, indicative of polyploidization. In contrast to human fibroblasts, senescent endothelial cells display a considerable increase in spontaneous apoptosis. The data imply that age-dependent apoptosis is a regular feature of human endothelial cells and suggest cell type specific differences in human ageing.
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- M Wagner
- Abteilung Molekular-und Zellbiologie, Institut f. Biomedizinische Alternsforschung der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Rennweg 10, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Hsu HC, Zhou T, Shi J, Yang PA, Liu D, Zhang HG, Bluethmann H, Mountz JD. Aged mice exhibit in vivo defective peripheral clonal deletion of D(b)/H-Y reactive CD8(+) T cells. Mech Ageing Dev 2001; 122:305-26. [PMID: 11311318 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(00)00247-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We previously reported that T cells from aged mice were resistant to activation-induced cell death (AICD) in vitro. To determine whether the presence of AICD-resistant T cells is associated with defects in age-related peripheral clonal deletion in vivo, congenic male SCID mice were reconstituted with T cells from aged or young female D(b)/H-Y TCR (Tg71) transgenic mice. Compared with recipients of young cells, the recipients of T cells from aged mice exhibited a 3-fold increase in the percentage of autoreactive CD8(+) H-Y antigen-reactive T cells as defined by the clonotypic antibody, M33. There were significantly increased sera levels of interferon-gamma, a significantly decreased expression of FasL by M33(+)CD8(+) T cells, and significantly decreased apoptosis by DNA fragmentation staining of the spleen of mice reconstituted with T cells from aged mice compared to those from young mice. By day 21, the recipients of T cells from aged mice but not young mice, exhibited infiltration of CD3(+) cells into the non-lymphoid organs. These results indicate that there is defective peripheral deletion of the self-reactive T cells derived from aged female Tg71 mice, and that failure to delete these cells is associated with the defective T-cell clonal deletion in the recipient mice.
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- H C Hsu
- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 701 South 19th Street, LHRB 473, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA
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Pahlavani MA, Vargas DA. Aging but not dietary restriction alters the activation-induced apoptosis in rat T cells. FEBS Lett 2001; 491:114-8. [PMID: 11226431 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02184-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine if aging or dietary restriction (DR) alters activation-induced cell death, which is known to regulate cell proliferation and eliminate the high number of activated cells during an immune response. Splenic T cells were isolated from young (4-6 months) and old (25-26 months) Fischer 344 rats that had free access to food, ad libitum (AL), and from dietary-restricted (DR) old (25-26 months) rats that beginning at 6 weeks of age were fed 60% (40% food-restricted) of the diet consume by the AL rats. T cells were incubated with anti-CD3 antibody, or staphylococcal enterotoxin B (primary stimulus) for 72-96 h, followed by restimulation with anti-CD3 (secondary stimulus) for 72 h. Activation-induced apoptosis was assessed by DNA fragmentation and the expression of Fas/CD95 receptor and Fas ligand (Fas-L) was measured by flow cytometry. We found that the amount of DNA fragmentation was significantly (P<0.05) higher in the stimulated and restimulated T cells from AL old rats and DR old rats compared to young rats. The increase in DNA fragmentation with age was paralleled by an increase in the proportion of the cells expressing Fas and Fas-L. However, DR had no significant effect on the age-related increase in DNA fragmentation or the expression of Fas or Fas-L. We also measured the levels of Bcl-2 and Bax protein and found that the level of Bcl-2 decreased and Bax increased with age and that DR had no effect on the age-related changes in the level of Bcl-2 or Bax protein. These results demonstrate that aging but not DR alters activation-induced apoptosis in rat T cells.
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- M A Pahlavani
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (182), South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital, San Antonio, TX 78284, USA.
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The ageing immune system shows a gradual decline in responsiveness to antigens and tumours due to the emergence of immunosenescence. The main functions of T cells are activation, anergy and apoptosis and these are all affected during ageing. Apoptosis is vital in controlling cell numbers, deleting self-reactive T cells and maintaining immune surveillance. One of the principle instigators of death involves the CD95:CD95-ligand interaction and as T cells age both receptor and ligand levels increase. This view will describe the current knowledge of the apoptotic susceptibility of ageing T cells and evaluate the factors that may affect the apoptotic capability of immunosenescent T cells.
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- J D McLeod
- Centre for Research in Biomedicine, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.
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Romano GC, Potestio M, Scialabba G, Mazzola A, Candore G, Lio D, Caruso C. Early activation of gammadelta T lymphocytes in the elderly. Mech Ageing Dev 2000; 121:231-8. [PMID: 11164476 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(00)00213-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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T cell function is altered in vivo and in vitro in elderly compared with young subjects, and this alteration is believed to contribute to morbidity and mortality in man due to the greater incidence of infection, as well as autoimmunity and cancer in elderly. The majority of T cells express TCRalphabeta whereas TCRgammadelta is expressed on a minority of T cells. Moreover, it is known that gammadelta T lymphocytes display major histocompatibility complex (MHC)- unrestricted cytotoxicity that is reminiscent of natural killer (NK) activity. In view of earlier findings on both T cells and NK cells in the elderly, we hypothesised a different behaviour of gammadelta T lymphocytes from old subjects when compared with gammadelta T lymphocytes obtained from young people. Therefore, to gain further insight into mechanisms of immunosenescence in this little-studied population, we studied immunofluorescence analysis gammadelta T cells from the elderly. Our preliminary results show that the percentage of blood gammadelta T cells in lymphocytes from old subjects is decreased when compared with the young. Interestingly, these cells are more activated in the elderly than in young subjects; expression of CD69, an early activation marker, is increased in gammadelta T lymphocytes from old subjects after three hours of in vitro culture both with and without lipopolysaccharide stimulation. Thus, our findings, which need confirmation, strongly suggest that, in humans, gammadelta T cells are early responders when compared with alphabeta T cells. They may act as 'first aid' cells to replace the described deficit of the specific and aspecific immunity in elderly. In this view, the proinflammatory status, observable in the elderly, renders them ready to be stimulated by exogenous agents.
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- G C Romano
- Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Metodologie Biomediche, Università di Palermo, Corso, Tukory 211, 90134 Palermo, Italy
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Monti D, Salvioli S, Capri M, Malorni W, Straface E, Cossarizza A, Botti B, Piacentini M, Baggio G, Barbi C, Valensin S, Bonafè M, Franceschi C. Decreased susceptibility to oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy elderly and centenarians. Mech Ageing Dev 2000; 121:239-50. [PMID: 11164477 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(00)00220-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The susceptibility to undergo apoptosis of fresh human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from three groups of healthy donors of different ages: young people (19-40 years), old people (65-85 years) and centenarians was assessed. Apoptosis was induced by 2-deoxy-D-ribose (dRib), an agent which induces apoptosis in quiescent PBMCs by interfering with cell redox status and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). Our major finding is that an inverse correlation emerged between the age of the donors and the propensity of their PBMCs to undergo dRib-induced apoptosis. PBMCs from old people and centenarians also showed an increased resistance to dRib-induced glutathione depletion and a decreased tendency to lose MMP. The anti-apoptotic molecule Bcl-2 was similarly expressed in PBMCs from the three age groups. Moreover, the plasma level of the stable product of transglutaminase, epsilon(gamma-glutamyl)lysine isodipeptide, a marker of total body apoptotic rate, was decreased in centenarians compared to young and elderly people. On the whole, these findings suggest that physiological aging is characterised by a decreased tendency to undergo apoptosis, a phenomenon likely resulting from adaptation to lifelong exposure to damaging agents, such as reactive oxygen species, and may contribute to one of the major phenomena of immunosenescence, i.e. the progressive accumulation of memory/effector T cells.
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- D Monti
- Department of Experimental Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, via Morgagni 50, 50139 Florence, Italy.
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Kruse M, Batel R, Steffer R, Schröder HC, Müller IM, Müller WE. Sponge homologue to human and yeast gene encoding the longevity assurance polypeptide: differential expression in telomerase-positive and telomerase-negative cells of Suberites domuncula. Mech Ageing Dev 2000; 118:115-27. [PMID: 11006445 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(00)00163-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Porifera show a characteristic Bauplan in spite of the fact that (almost) all cells are telomerase-positive and presumably provided with an unlimited potency for cell proliferation. Studies revealed that telomerase-positive cells can be triggered to telomerase-negative cells by dissociating them into single cells. Single cells from the demosponge Suberites domuncula, in contrast to cells present in primmorphs (a special form of cell aggregates), lack the property to proliferate and they undergo apoptosis. One gene, SDLAGL, was identified in primmorphs that showed high sequence similarity to the longevity assurance genes from other Metazoa. In single cells no transcripts of SDLAGL could be identified, while high expression was seen after re-aggregation of single cells and in proliferating cells of primmorphs. We concluded that SDLAGL is involved in the shift of telomerase-positive, proliferating cells to telomerase-negative, non-proliferating cells.
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- M Kruse
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Abteilung Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Universität, Duesbergweg 6, D-55099, Mainz, Germany
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Caruso C, Candore G, Colonna Romano G, Lio D, Bonafè M, Valensin S, Franceschi C. HLA, aging, and longevity: a critical reappraisal. Hum Immunol 2000; 61:942-9. [PMID: 11053639 DOI: 10.1016/s0198-8859(00)00168-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Despite a large number of studies, available data do not allow at present to reach definitive and clear conclusions on role of HLA on longevity, owing to major methodological problems, such as serological and molecular typing of different loci, insufficient sample sizes, different inclusion criteria and age cut-off, inappropriate mixing of data referred to people from 58 to over 100 years of age, inappropriate control matching, and neglected consideration of sex-related effects and the different genetic make-up of studied populations. However, within this confused scenario, some data emerge. First, two studies that do not fit the biases above discussed show that some HLA alleles are associated with longevity. However, some of these alleles may confer an increased risk to undergo a variety of diseases. Second, longevity may be associated with an increased homozygosity at HLA loci. Third, an intriguing association between longevity and the 8.1 ancestral haplotype (AH), which has been proven to be associated with a variety of immune dysfunctions and autoimmune diseases, apparently emerges. This association appears to be a sex-specific (males) longevity contributor, and it is particularly interesting, taking into account that a type 2 (early infancy) --> type 1 (adulthood) --> type 2 (aging) shift of cytokine profile occurs lifelong, and that individuals bearing this haplotype show a type 2 immune responsiveness (note that type 1 cytokines mainly enhance cellular responses, whereas type 2 cytokines predominantly enhance humoral responses). On the whole, the (sex specific) association of longevity with alleles or haplotypes of several genes related to risk factors for a variety of diseases (cardiovascular diseases, cancer), including HLA alleles and haplotypes, is not unexpected on the basis of previous studies on the genetics of longevity in centenarians. This association can be interpreted under the perspective of a well known evolutionary theory of aging (antagonistic pleiotropy). This theory predicts that the same gene (or allele or haplotype) can have different roles (positive or negative) in different periods of the life span. Thus, the 8.1 AH should exert a positive effect during the infancy and aging but not in adulthood, when, indeed it is associated to susceptibility to a variety of diseases.
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- C Caruso
- Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Metodologie Biomediche, Università di Palermo (BMB), Italy.
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Pahlavani MA, Vargas DM. The effect of a ceramide analog, N-acetylsphingosine on the induction of proliferation and IL-2 synthesis in T cells from young and old F344 rats. IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 2000; 49:345-54. [PMID: 10996032 DOI: 10.1016/s0162-3109(00)00254-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ceramide is a physiological mediator of extracellular signals that control various cellular functions, including proliferation and apoptosis. In the present study, we examined the effects of cell-permeable ceramide analog, N-acetyl-sphingosine (C(2)-ceramide) on the induction of proliferation and interleukin-2 (IL-2) synthesis in T cells from young and old rats. Splenic T cells from 6- and 24-month-old Fischer 344 rats were treated with C(2)-ceramide and then incubated with anti-CD3 antibody for 24 or 48 h. The induction of proliferation and IL-2 production by anti-CD3 was significantly (P<0.001) lower in T cells from old rats compared to T cells from young rats. C(2)-ceramide treatment resulted in suppression of proliferation and IL-2 production in a concentration-dependent manner. The suppressive effect of C(2)-ceramide on proliferation and IL-2 production was greater in T cells from old rats than T cells from young rats. We investigated whether this decreased responsiveness was due to induction of program cell death (apoptosis) and found that there was a significant increase in DNA fragmentation in C(2)-ceramide treated and anti-CD3 stimulated T cells from both young and old rats. The increase in DNA fragmentation was paralleled with an increase in caspase-3 activation. C(2)-ceramide-induced caspase-3 activation and DNA fragmentation was significantly (P<0.5) higher in stimulated T cells from old rats compared to stimulated T cells from young rats. These results suggest that the sphingomyelin-ceramide signaling pathway may play an important regulatory role in the well-documented age-related decline in immune function.
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- M A Pahlavani
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) 182, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital, 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78284, USA.
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Lio D, Balistreri CR, Candore G, D'Anna C, Di Lorenzo G, Gervasi F, Listì F, Scola L, Caruso C. In vitro treatment with interleukin-2 normalizes type-1 cytokine production by lymphocytes from elderly. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2000; 22:195-203. [PMID: 10952026 DOI: 10.3109/08923970009016415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The term immunosenescence is taken to mean the deterioration of immune function seen in elderly, which is manifested in increased susceptibility to infectious diseases, neoplasias, and autoimmune diseases. It is only recently that we have begun to understand the cellular and molecular changes involved. Of special interest in this regard are observations of a decline in synthesis of Type-1 cytokines which predisposes to diminished cell mediated immunity. We have evaluated the production of type 1 cytokines in old and young donors either in presence or in absence of recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2). Lymphocytes were stimulated with plastic bound anti-CD3 and after 48 h the supernatants were harvested and stored at -70 degrees C until assay. Type 1 cytokine, i.e. IL-12 and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production by anti-CD3 stimulated lymphocytes from old subjects was significantly reduced when compared to that from young ones. This impaired production was reversed by adding rIL-2 in the culture medium. In previous studies on aged subjects, we have been able to demonstrate that in vitro treatment with rIL-2 completely restores proliferative responses and partially rescues the increased apoptosis of T cell cultures. Present and previous results suggest that rIL-2 completely restores Type 1 responses by overcoming the well known costimulation deficit of aged lymphocytes.
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- D Lio
- Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Metodologie Biomediche dell'Università di Palermo, Italy
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Human lymphocytes flown on the Space Shuttle respond poorly to mitogen stimulation and populations of the lymphoblastoid T cell line, Jurkat, manifest growth arrest, increase in apoptosis and time- and microgravity-dependent increases in the soluble form of the cell death factor, Fas/APO-1 (sFas). The potential role of apoptosis in population dynamics of space-flown lymphocytes has not been investigated previously. We flew Jurkat cells on Space Transportation System (STS)-80 and STS-95 to determine whether apoptosis and the apparent microgravity-related release of sFas are characteristic of lymphocytes in microgravity. The effects of spaceflight and ground-based tests simulating spaceflight experimental conditions, including high cell density and low serum concentration, were assessed. Immunofluorescence microscopy showed increased cell associated Fas in flown cells. Results of STS-80 and STS-95 confirmed increase in apoptosis during spaceflight and the release of sFas as a repeatable, time-dependent and microgravity-related response. Ground-based tests showed that holding cells at 1.5 million/ml in medium containing 2% serum before launch did not increase sFas. Reports of increased Fas in cells of the elderly and the increases in spaceflown cells suggest possible similarities between aging and spaceflight effects on lymphocytes.
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- L A Cubano
- Department of Biological Sciences and Microgravity Biotechnology Laboratory, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Wilson Hall Room 360, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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Clinical observations indicate that elderly people are prone to severe, often lethal infectious diseases induced by novel pathogens. Since the ability to mount primary immune responses relies on the availability of naive T cells, the circulating naive T-cell reservoir was evaluated throughout the human life span. Naive T cells were identified as CD95− T lymphocytes for their phenotypic and functional features. Indeed, the lack of CD95 marker is sufficient to identify a population of naive T cells, as defined by coincidence with previously characterized CD45RA+ CD62L+ T cells. Naive CD95− T cells, as expected, require a costimulatory signal, such as CD28, to optimally proliferate after anti-CD3 stimulation. Cytofluorimetric analysis of circulating T lymphocytes from 120 healthy subjects ranging in age from 18 to 105 years revealed that naive T cells decreased sharply with age. The younger subjects had a naive T-lymphocyte count of 825 ± 48 cells/μL, and the centenarians had a naive T-lymphocyte count of 177 ± 28 cells/μL. Surprisingly, the naive T-cell count was lower in CD8+than in CD4+ subsets at any age, and the oldest individuals were almost completely depleted of circulating naive CD8+ T cells (13 ± 4 cells/μL). Concomitantly, a progressive expansion of CD28− T cells occurs with age, which can be interpreted as a compensatory mechanism. These data provide new insights into age-related T-cell–mediated immunodeficiency and reveal some analogies of T-cell dynamics between advanced aging and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In conclusion, the exhaustion of the naive CD8+ T-cell reservoir, which has never been reported before, suggests that this T-cell pool is a major target of the aging process and may define a parameter possibly related to the life span of humans.
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Engagement of the cell death surface receptor Fas by Fas ligand (FasL) results in apoptotic cell death, mediated by caspase activation. Cell death mediated via Fas/FasL interaction is important for homeostasis of cells in the immune system and for maintaining immune-privileged sites in the body. Killing via the Fas/FasL pathway also constitutes an important pathway of killing for cytotoxic T cells. Fas ligand is induced in activated T cells, resulting in activation-induced cell death by the Fas/FasL pathway. Recently it has been shown that the Fas receptor can also be up-regulated following a lesion to the cell, particularly that induced by DNA-damaging agents. This can then result in killing of the cell by a Fas/FasL-dependent pathway. Up-regulation of Fas receptor following DNA damage appears to be p53 dependent.
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- P Waring
- Division of Immunology and Cell Biology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Canberra City, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
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Potestio M, Pawelec G, Di Lorenzo G, Candore G, D'Anna C, Gervasi F, Lio D, Tranchida G, Caruso C, Romano GC. Age-related changes in the expression of CD95 (APO1/FAS) on blood lymphocytes. Exp Gerontol 1999; 34:659-73. [PMID: 10530791 DOI: 10.1016/s0531-5565(99)00041-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Aging is associated with alterations of the immune system, thought to be related to an increased susceptibility to infectious diseases, and possibly to cancer and autoimmunity in the elderly. In the present paper we report data obtained on freshly collected blood from 148 healthy subjects of different ages (from cord blood to 102 years old). The subjects were divided into seven age classes (cord blood, 3-11 years, 15-39 years, 41-60 years, 61-74 years, 75-84 years, 85-102 years) and their lymphocyte subsets and the expression of the apoptosis-related molecule CD95 were evaluated. In respect of lymphocyte subsets, the major differences were found in the cord-blood samples compared with the oldest old groups. In the cord-blood group, the absolute number of all the lymphocyte subsets was enhanced, but in the oldest group, an increase of CD16+ lymphocytes was observed, whereas CD19+ lymphocytes, which progressively decrease with age, continue to decrease further in the very old. The data show that the expression of CD95 increases until age 74 years, whereas in the oldest old it tends to decrease again. The trend of CD95 expression seems to be related to the change of expression of CD95 on CD4+ lymphocytes, because the CD8+/CD95+ population rose steadily throughout the entire age range. The evaluation of CD95+/CD45R0+ lymphocytes shows similar results to those observed analyzing CD95 on total lymphocytes. Furthermore, a constant increase of CD95+/CD28+ and a related decline of CD28+ lymphocytes was observed in all age groups. These data suggest that the expression of CD95 on the different subsets of lymphocytes can be considered a good marker for studies of immunosenescence, because it may be predictive of successful aging, and can partially explain the change in lymphocytes subsets in elderly.
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- M Potestio
- Sezione di Patologia Cellulare e Molecolare, Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Metodologie Biomediche dell'Università di Palermo, Italy
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Razzaque MS, Shimokawa I, Koji T, Higami Y, Taguchi T. Life-long caloric restriction suppresses age-associated Fas expression in the Fischer 344 rat kidney. MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS : MCBRC 1999; 1:82-5. [PMID: 10329483 DOI: 10.1006/mcbr.1999.0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It has been shown that the expression of Fas is substantially increased in the aging process in various organs, but its role in the aging kidney is not yet clear. In this study, the expression of Fas in the kidneys of 6- and 24-month-old male Fischer 344 rats fed ad libitum was studied by using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry. In addition, possible effects of life-long caloric restriction (30% as those of ad libitum fed group) in the expression of Fas were also studied in 6- and 24-month-old rat kidneys. Kidneys obtained from 24-month-old ad libitum fed rats showed glomerulosclerosis with marked tubulointerstitial damage including interstitial fibrosis, while in the kidneys of 24-month-old calorie-restricted rats, renal damage was remarkedly less than that noted in 24-month-old ad libitum fed rats kidneys. RT-PCR and immunohistochemical analysis showed an increased expression of Fas in both mRNA and protein level in 24-month-old rat kidneys; life-long caloric restriction significantly reduces renal expression of Fas. Our results suggest that increased expression of Fas is associated with age-related renal damage and that life-long diet-restricted alteration of its expression is associated with the modulation of age-associated renal structural damage.
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- M S Razzaque
- Second Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Borrego F, Alonso MC, Galiani MD, Carracedo J, Ramirez R, Ostos B, Peña J, Solana R. NK phenotypic markers and IL2 response in NK cells from elderly people. Exp Gerontol 1999; 34:253-65. [PMID: 10363791 DOI: 10.1016/s0531-5565(98)00076-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Immunosenescence is a process that primarily affects the T cell compartment of the immune system, although age-associated immunological alterations have also been demonstrated in the NK cell phenotype and function. A significant expansion in the number of NK cells is found in aging. The NK cytotoxic capacity of total peripheral blood lymphocytes is also well preserved, not only in healthy elderly people but also in centenarians. However, NK cell killing of K562 is impaired when considered in a per-cell basis, and this defect is associated with defective signal transduction after activation more than a diminished conjugate formation or killing capacity. We have studied the phenotype of NK cells in elderly donors fulfilling the Senieur criteria. We have also studied the capacity of these cells to be activated by IL2 when different NK cell functions, other than cytotoxicity, are considered. Our results confirm the increased percentage of NK cells in the elderly due to the expansion of the CD56dim subset that also show an altered pattern of activation markers, whereas no differences were found in the CD56bright subset. The response of NK cells to IL2 was found to be impaired when proliferation, expression of CD69, and Ca2+ mobilization were considered, whereas TNF-alpha production was not significantly affected. These results suggest that human NK cells do not escape the aging process, although senescence have a differential effect on distinct NK cell biological functions, ranging from severe to negligible impairment, depending on the parameters considered.
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- F Borrego
- Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain
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Di Lorenzo G, Balistreri CR, Candore G, Cigna D, Colombo A, Romano GC, Colucci AT, Gervasi F, Listì F, Potestio M, Caruso C. Granulocyte and natural killer activity in the elderly. Mech Ageing Dev 1999; 108:25-38. [PMID: 10366037 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(98)00156-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The deterioration of the immune system in ageing, 'immunosenescence', is thought to contribute to increased morbidity and mortality from infections and possibly autoimmune diseases and cancer. The most profound changes involve effector and immunoregulatory T-cell functions. Immunosenescence appears also to be related to changes in non specific immunity as well. In the present study we have assessed superoxide production, chemotaxis and the expression of the apoptosis-related molecule APO1/Fas (CD95) on neutrophils (PMN) from young and old subjects. Furthermore, we have measured the basal natural killer (NK) activity of young and elderly subjects and we have compared the number of CD16+ cells found in these two groups. We observed a significant decrease age-related both of formation of O2- and chemotaxis whereas no significant correlation between age and the expression of CD95 on granulocyte membrane was demonstrated, suggesting that an increase age-related of CD95-linked apoptosis of PMN should be not an important determinant in the decreased PMN function. We also observed a significant correlation between age and NK activity. The decreased NK cell function was not due to a decreased number of NK cells in effector cell preparations since the number of CD16+ cells was significantly increased in old subjects. In conclusion, our results show that in the elderly there is also a deficit of the aspecific immunity that might play a role in the pathogenic mechanisms of the immunosenescence.
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- G Di Lorenzo
- Istituto di Medicina interna e Geriatria dell'Università di Palermo, Italy
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Lio D, D'Anna C, Scola L, Di Lorenzo G, Colombo A, Listì F, Balistreri CR, Candore G, Caruso C. Interleukin-5 production by mononuclear cells from aged individuals: implication for autoimmunity. Mech Ageing Dev 1999; 106:297-304. [PMID: 10100157 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(98)00122-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It is well known that in the elderly a deterioration of immune functions may occur. Particularly, stimulation of T cells from aged individuals leads to different kind and/or size of responses if compared with the responses obtained from T cells from young individuals. At the same time, an increase in prevalence of autoantibodies occurs in elderly. The altered production of certain cytokines might explain this paradox of decreased responsiveness to foreign antigens in the face of an increased response to self-antigens. We and others have suggested that this kind of immune response might depend on an age-associated impairment of Th-1 type function that selectively affects production of cytokines involved in the control of cellular responses. In contrast, Th-2 type function is seemingly not affected in elderly, as suggested by normal in vitro production of cytokines involved in humoral responses. To strengthen this hypothesis, in this study we have analysed the influence of age on the ability of mitogen-stimulated cultures of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from human beings to produce another Th-2 type cytokine, i.e. interleukin-5 (IL-5). IL-5 content of both 24- and 48-h stimulated cultures from old individuals was greater than that of young ones, although this difference attained significance only at 48 h. We suggest that the decreased production of Th-1 type cytokines in the presence of a normal or even increased production of Th-2 type cytokines might account for the pattern of immune response which may be observed in elderly, i.e. a normal or increased humoral response, including an autoimmune one, in the face of a low cell mediated immune response.
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- D Lio
- Instituto di Patologia Generale dell'Università di Palermo, Italy
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