Relationship between systemic inflammation and delayed-type hypersensitivity response to Candida antigen in older adults.

Research has shown that aging is associated with increased systemic inflammation as well as a reduction in the strength of immune responses. However, little evidence exists linking the decrease in cell-mediated immunity in older adults with other health parameters. We sought to examine the relations...

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Main Authors: Brandt D Pence, Thomas W Lowder, K Todd Keylock, Victoria J Vieira Potter, Marc D Cook, Edward McAuley, Jeffrey A Woods
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3342252?pdf=render