I mmunosenescence and Inflammaging: Risk Factors of Severe COVID-19 in Older People

Old individuals are more susceptible to various infections due to immunological changes that occur during the aging process. These changes named collectively as “immunosenescence” include decreases in both the innate and adaptive immune responses in addition to the exacerbated production of inflamma...

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Main Authors: Anna Julia Pietrobon, Franciane Mouradian Emidio Teixeira, Maria Notomi Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.579220/full