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Global analyses revealed age‐related alterations in innate immune responses after stimulation of pathogen recognition receptors

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Metcalf, Talibah U., Cubas, Rafael A., Ghneim, Khader, Cartwright, Michael J., Grevenynghe, Julien Van, Richner, Justin M., Olagnier, David P., Wilkinson, Peter A. +7 more·2015·Aging Cell

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Summary: Aging leads to dysregulation of multiple components of the immune system that results in increased susceptibility to infections and poor response to vaccines in the aging population. The dysfunctions of adaptive B and T cells are well documented, but the effect of aging on innate immunity remains incompletely understood. Using a heterogeneous population of peripheral blood mononuclear cells ( PBMC s), we first undertook transcriptional profiling and found that PBMC s isolated from old individuals (≥ 65 years) exhibited a delayed and altered response to stimulation with TLR 4, TLR 7/8, and RIG ‐I agonists compared to cells obtained from adults (≤ 40 years). This delayed response to innate immune agonists resulted in the reduced production of pro‐inflammatory and antiviral cytokines and chemokines including TNF α, IL ‐6, IL ‐1β, IFN α, IFN γ, CCL 2, and CCL 7. While the major monocyte and dendritic cell subsets did not change numerically with aging, activation of specific cell types was altered. PBMC s from old subjects also had a lower frequency of CD 40+ monocytes, impaired up‐regulation of PD ‐L1 on monocytes and T cells, and increased expression of PD ‐L2 and B7‐H4 on B cells. The defective immune response to innate agonists adversely affected adaptive immunity as TLR ‐stimulated PBMC s (minus CD 3 T cells) from old subjects elicited significantly lower levels of adult T‐cell proliferation than those from adult subjects in an allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reaction ( MLR ). Collectively, these age‐associated changes in cytokine, chemokine and interferon production, as well as co‐stimulatory protein expression could contribute to the blunted memory B‐ and T‐cell immune responses to vaccines and infections.

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  • Many immune cell subsets become hyporesponsive to acute challenges with age.

    “Thus, many immune cell subsets become hyporesponsive to acute challenges as we age17,19-25.”

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  • PBMCs from old individuals have delayed and altered transcriptional responses to TLR4, TLR7/8 and RIG-I agonists, with decreased production of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, IFN-α, IFN-γ, CCL2 and CCL7.

    “Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from old individuals ( 65 years) have been shown to have a delayed and altered transcriptional response to stimulation with TLR4, TLR7/8, and RIG-I agonists; this altered response is accompanied by a decreased production of the pro-inflammatory and antiviral cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, IFN-α, and IFN-γ, and of the chemokines CCL2 and CCL7 [44].”
  • Aging does not significantly change the absolute number or frequency of overall monocytes in humans, but it changes their relative distribution, reducing classical monocytes and increasing intermediate and non-classical monocytes.

    “Aging has not been shown to significantly alter the absolute number and the frequency of overall monocytes in humans [44], but does determines significant changes in the relative distribution of their subsets, with a marked reduction of the classical subset and an increase in the number of intermediate and non-classical monocytes [46].”
  • Basal production of pro-inflammatory cytokines without TLR engagement is higher in cells from older compared with young individuals, suggesting dysregulation that may limit further activation by TLR engagement.

    “basal production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the absence of TLR engagement has been found to be higher in cells from older compared with young individuals, suggesting a dysregulation of cytokine production that may limit further activation by TLR engagement [44].”
  • Macrophages show reduced chemotaxis and phagocytosis, and decreased cytokine production.

    “Neutrophils show reduced function in bacteria phagocytosis and in the oxidative burst while macrophages show reduced chemotaxis and phagocytosis, and decreased cytokine production.”

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Metcalf, T. U., Cubas, R. A., Ghneim, K., Cartwright, M. J., Grevenynghe, J. V., Richner, J. M., Olagnier, D. P., Wilkinson, P. A., Cameron, M. J., Park, B. S., Hiscott, J. B., Diamond, M. S., Wertheimer, A. M., Nikolich‐Zugich, J., & Haddad, E. K.
Affiliations
  • Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (US)
  • Case Western Reserve University (US)
  • Jewish General Hospital (CA)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • Oregon Health & Science University (US)
  • University of Arizona (US)
  • Department of Immunobiology and Medicine University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson AZ USA
Corresponding author
Haddad, Elias K.
Venue
Aging Cell
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-02-27
Volume
14
Issue
3
Pages
421-432
ISSN
  • 1474-9718 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-9726
OpenAlex
W2051020804
Cited by
189
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 6 · 2013: 1
FWCI
7.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Aging Cell (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Digital Commons@Becker (Washington University School of Medicine) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (HHSN272201100017C)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
immunosenescence, innate immunity, aging, pathogen recognition receptors, TLR4, TLR7/8, RIG-I, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, cytokine and chemokine production, interferon, PD-L1, PD-L2, B7-H4, T cell proliferation, mixed lymphocyte reaction, vaccine response, infection susceptibility
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, B-Lymphocytes, Dendritic Cells, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Leukocytes, Mononuclear, Lymphocyte Activation, Monocytes, T-Lymphocytes, Cytokines, Chemokines, Young Adult, Adaptive Immunity

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