Intrinsic defects in lymph node stromal cells underpin poor germinal center responses during aging

AE Denton, A Silva-Cayetano, J Dooley, DL Hill… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
The failure to generate enduring humoral immunity after vaccination is a hallmark of
advancing age. This can be attributed in part to a reduction in the germinal center response …

Targeting TLR4 during vaccination boosts MAdCAM-1+ lymphoid stromal cell activation and promotes the aged germinal center response

AE Denton, J Dooley, I Cinti, A Silva-Cayetano… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The failure to generate enduring humoral immunity after vaccination is a hallmark of
advancing age. This can be attributed to a reduction in the germinal center (GC) response …

Functional and homeostatic impact of age-related changes in lymph node stroma

HL Thompson, MJ Smithey, CD Surh… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Adults over 65 years of age are more vulnerable to infectious disease and show poor
responses to vaccination relative to those under 50. A complex set of age-related changes in …

Assessment of lymph node stromal cells as an underlying factor in age-related immune impairment

AR Masters, A Hall, JM Bartley… - The Journals of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aging negatively impacts immunity, resulting in inefficient responses to vaccinations and
infections. Fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) are the major stromal cell subset in lymph …

Age-associated changes to lymph node fibroblastic reticular cells

T Kwok, SC Medovich, IA Silva-Junior, EM Brown… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The decreased proportion of antigen-inexperienced, naïve T cells is a hallmark of aging in
both humans and mice, and contributes to reduced immune responses, particularly against …

Disorganization of secondary lymphoid organs and dyscoordination of chemokine secretion as key contributors to immune aging

SA Sonar, M Watanabe, JŽ Nikolich - Seminars in Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Aging is characterized by progressive loss of organ and tissue function, and the immune
system is no exception to that inevitable principle. Of all the age-related changes in the …

Progressive alterations in multipotent hematopoietic progenitors underlie lymphoid cell loss in aging

K Young, S Borikar, R Bell, L Kuffler, V Philip… - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - rupress.org
Declining immune function with age is associated with reduced lymphoid output of
hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Currently, there is poor understanding of changes with …

Lymphoid stromal cells—more than just a highway to humoral immunity

I Cinti, AE Denton - Oxford Open Immunology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The generation of high-affinity long-lived antibody responses is dependent on the
differentiation of plasma cells and memory B cells, which are themselves the product of the …

Immunosenescence: a product of the environment?

DM Su, D Aw, DB Palmer - Current opinion in immunology, 2013 - Elsevier
Highlights•Immune function declines with age.•Extrinsic factors contribute towards
immunosenescence.•Aged stromal niche offers a potential target for therapy.The major …

Aging of lymphoid stromal architecture impacts immune responses

JN Lancaster - Seminars in immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
The secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs) undergo structural changes with age, which
correlates with diminishing immune responses against infectious disease. A growing body of …