Why Aging T Cells Fail: Implications for Vaccination

Summary The decline in CD4+ T cell function with aging contributes to reduced vaccine efficacy. In this commentary, we discuss the factors leading to age-related changes in T cell function and propose how they may be overcome to enhance vaccine efficacy for the elderly.

• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Immunity

• Publication date

  2006-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/j.immuni.2006.06.003PMID 16782020PMCID 7129126
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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