Di Lorenzo Gabriele, Melluso Marcello, Rodolico Alessandro, Seidita Aurelio
Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
General Practitioner, Provincial Health Authority (ASP) 206 of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Transl Med UniSa. 2023 Dec 29;25(2):52-62. doi: 10.37825/2239-9747.1046. eCollection 2023.
Recent increases in allergic diseases are thought to be caused by better hygiene, Westernized diets, air pollution, climate change, and other factors that influence host microbiota, a key player in the induction and maintenance of immunoregulatory circuits and tolerance. The increase of allergic diseases in the elderly is also related to additional factors, such as various comorbidities that may interfere with the development and the type of allergic reactions. Immunosenescence plays a central role in these reactions, altering microbiota responses and triggering inflammageing. In addition, in the elderly, there is a shift from Th1 to Th2 immunity, thus favoring allergic responses. A better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for immunosenescence and its effects on allergic inflammation will most certainly lead to improved therapies.
近期过敏性疾病的增加被认为是由更好的卫生条件、西化饮食、空气污染、气候变化以及其他影响宿主微生物群的因素所致,而宿主微生物群是免疫调节回路和耐受性诱导与维持的关键因素。老年人过敏性疾病的增加还与其他因素有关,比如各种可能干扰过敏反应发生发展及类型的合并症。免疫衰老在这些反应中起核心作用,改变微生物群反应并引发炎症衰老。此外,在老年人中,存在从Th1免疫向Th2免疫的转变,从而有利于过敏反应。更好地理解免疫衰老的机制及其对过敏性炎症的影响肯定会带来更好的治疗方法。