Harris M, Palmer M K
J Pathol. 1980 Feb;130(2):99-104. doi: 10.1002/path.1711300206.
Quantitative studies of non-nodular thyroid glands without focal thyroiditis obtained from consecutive autopsies on women aged over 20 yr showed a decrease in colloid content and an increase in stromal tissues with advancing age. When focal lymphocytic thyroiditis was present these changes were increased. This observation supports the theory that low-grade auto-immune processes can mimic or accelerate the ageing process but does not indicate that they initiate it.
对20岁以上女性连续尸检获得的无局灶性甲状腺炎的非结节性甲状腺进行定量研究表明，随着年龄增长，胶体含量减少，间质组织增加。当存在局灶性淋巴细胞性甲状腺炎时，这些变化会加剧。这一观察结果支持了低度自身免疫过程可模拟或加速衰老过程的理论，但并不表明它们启动了衰老过程。
