The immune system in the elderly III. Innate Immunity

• Published in: Immunologic research Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 117 - 126
• Main Authors: Ginaldi, L., Martinis, M. De, D’Ostilio, A., Marini, L., Loreto, M. F., Quaglino, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 01.01.1999
• Subjects: Age; Aged - physiology; Animals; Cell Adhesion - immunology; Cell Adhesion Molecules - metabolism; Cytokines - metabolism; Cytokines - physiology; Granulocytes - physiology; Humans; Immune system; Immunity, Innate - physiology; Immunology; Killer Cells, Natural - physiology; Neutrophils - physiology; Older people; Phagocytosis; Respiratory Burst; Th1 Cells - physiology; Th2 Cells - physiology

The capability to cope with infectious agents and cancer cells resides not only in adaptive immune responses against specific antigens, mediated by T and B lymphocytes clonally distributed, but also in natural immune reactions. These innate defence mechanisms include chemotaxis, phagocytosis, natura...