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Inflammaging and the Lung

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Kovacs, Elizabeth J., Boe, Devin M., Boule, Lisbeth A., Curtis, Brenda J.·2017·Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Abstract

With the coming of the "silver tsunami," expanding the knowledge about how various intrinsic and extrinsic factors affect the immune system in the elderly is timely and of immediate clinical need. The global population is increasing in age. By the year 2030, more than 20% of the population of the United States will be older than 65 years of age. This article focuses on how advanced age alters the immune systems and how this, in turn, modulates the ability of the aging lung to deal with infectious challenges from the outside world and from within the host.

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  • The aging process brings about a decline in mucociliary clearance and heightened vulnerability to pulmonary infections.

    “The aging process brings about notable transformations in the structure and function of the lungs, including a decline in mucociliary clearance and heightened vulnerability to pulmonary infections.168,169”

    From Inflammation and aging: signaling pathways and intervention therapies (2023) · cites this paper as [168]

    The Introduction (page unavailable) says age-related immune defects leave the host less able to withstand infection, and the Abstract applies this concern to infectious challenges in the aging lung. The copy does not state in its discussion that mucociliary clearance declines; it mentions mucociliary clearance only in a reference title and lists a study of declining small-airway clearance. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  1. [18]Frasca D Blomberg BB Inflammaging decreases adaptive and innate immune responses in mice and humans Biogerontology 2016 17 1 7 19 25921609 PMC4626429
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Authors
Kovacs, E. J., Boe, D. M., Boule, L. A., & Curtis, B. J.
Affiliations
University of Colorado Anschutz (US)
Corresponding author
Kovacs, Elizabeth J.
Venue
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-11
Volume
33
Issue
4
Pages
459-471
ISSN
0749-0690 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2734734709
Cited by
49
References
122
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1
FWCI
0.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Clinics in Geriatric Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG018859, T32AG000279)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM115257)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune responses and vaccinations
Keywords
inflammaging, lung aging, immunosenescence, older adults, aging immune system, respiratory infections, host defense
MeSH terms
Immunosenescence, Aged, Aging, Humans, Immune System

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