Medical Physiology Department, National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt.
Department of Basic Sciences, Biology Division, Deanship of Preparatory Year, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Eur Cytokine Netw. 2020 Mar 1;31(1):1-17. doi: 10.1684/ecn.2020.0441.
During aging, physiological and physical frailty occur, which is accompanied by a decline in adaptive and innate immunity, termed 'immunosenescence' characterized by marked changes in the composition, function, and competence of the human immune system. Moreover, the capabilities of the immune system to defend the human body against infections, to detect and destruct malignant or autoreactive cells decline, resulting in an increase in the susceptibility to infection, development of cancer, as well as autoimmune disorders. The study of age-related changes in immune function is an important area of investigation. In this review, the function of the immune system during aging, as well as the different ways to rejuvenate the aging immune system, is explored, as medical intervention, balanced nutrition, and a healthy life style will be discussed.
随着年龄的增长,生理和身体的虚弱会发生,这伴随着适应性和先天免疫的下降,被称为“免疫衰老”,其特征是人类免疫系统的组成、功能和能力发生显著变化。此外,免疫系统抵御人体感染、检测和破坏恶性或自身反应性细胞的能力下降,导致易感染、癌症发展以及自身免疫性疾病的增加。研究与年龄相关的免疫功能变化是一个重要的研究领域。在这篇综述中,探讨了衰老过程中免疫系统的功能,以及使衰老的免疫系统恢复活力的不同方法,包括医学干预、均衡的营养和健康的生活方式。