Inflamm-aging: Why older men are the most susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 complicated outcomes

M Bonafè, F Prattichizzo, A Giuliani, G Storci… - Cytokine & Growth …, 2020 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is characterized
by a high mortality of elderly men with age-related comorbidities. In most of these patients …

COVID-19 in older adults

A Nanda, NVRK Vura, S Gravenstein - Aging clinical and experimental …, 2020 - Springer
The advent of the SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 pandemic has generated a lot of publications
at a rapid pace. We know that older adults disproportionately suffer the most severe of …

Age-associated SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection and changes in immune response in a mouse model

Y Chen, C Li, F Liu, Z Ye, W Song… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Older individuals are at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe outcomes, but the
underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. In addition, how age modulates SARS …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 causes senescence in human cells and exacerbates the senescence-associated secretory phenotype through TLR-3

U Tripathi, R Nchioua, LGPL Prata, Y Zhu… - Aging (albany …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Senescent cells, which arise due to damage-associated signals, are apoptosis-resistant and
can express a pro-inflammatory, tissue-destructive senescence-associated secretory …

A human circulating immune cell landscape in aging and COVID-19

Y Zheng, X Liu, W Le, L Xie, H Li, W Wen, S Wang… - Protein & …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Age-associated changes in immune cells have been linked to an increased risk for infection.
However, a global and detailed characterization of the changes that human circulating …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular and cellular immune features of aged patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia

D Lo Tartaro, A Neroni, A Paolini, R Borella… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Aging is a major risk factor for developing severe COVID-19, but few detailed data are
available concerning immunological changes after infection in aged individuals. Here we …

Aging, inflammaging and immunosenescence as risk factors of severe COVID-19

AM Tizazu, HM Mengist, G Demeke - Immunity & Ageing, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory infectious disease caused
by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 is …

The struggle of a good friend getting old: cellular senescence in viral responses and therapy

J Kohli, I Veenstra, M Demaria - EMBO reports, 2021 - embopress.org
Cellular senescence is a state of stable cell cycle arrest associated with macromolecular
alterations and secretion of pro‐inflammatory cytokines and molecules. Senescence …

Signs of immunosenescence correlate with poor outcome of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in older adults

MÁ Palacios-Pedrero, JM Jansen, C Blume… - Nature Aging, 2022 - nature.com
Vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is
effective in preventing COVID-19 hospitalization and fatal outcome. However, several …

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in older adults: what we may expect regarding pathogenesis, immune responses, and outcomes

J Nikolich-Zugich, KS Knox, CT Rios, B Natt… - Geroscience, 2020 - Springer
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 virus, the causative agent of the coronavirus infectious disease-19
(COVID-19), is taking the globe by storm, approaching 500,000 confirmed cases and over …