Results from the previous times (Times 1–3) of the Swedish longitudinal OCTO immune
study indicated that a combination of high CD8 and low CD4 percentages and poor T-cell …

Abstract Interleukin (IL)-7 is known to up-regulate thymopoietic pathways of T-cell
regeneration. Recent work also has shown it to potently enhance thymic-independent …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between active compared to
inactive life-styles and immunocompetence in men. Subjects, all male volunteers, regularly …

Congenital patients who lack natural killer (NK) cell activity experience repeated
polymicrobial infections. NK cell activity varies significantly among normal people, but it is …

Slight differences in the results of papers describing lymphocyte subsets distribution in the
peripheral blood of healthy dogs may be explained by differences in monoclonal antibody …

In this paper the hypothesis that some features of immunosenescence might impact on the
levelling off of cancer incidence and mortality in the oldest old will be considered. In fact, the …

Background: Chronic Lyme disease (LD) is a debilitating illness caused by tickborne
infection with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Although immunologic abnormalities …

Well-preserved natural killer cell (NK) activity has been associated with successful aging.
The aim of the present study was to perform detailed analyses of NK cell function and to …

Background: Undernutrition is a main cause of immunodeficiency. Many confounding factors
limit the interpretation of immune function in hospitalized elderly patients. Objective: We …

Why do women live longer than men? Does ownership of paired X chromosomes confer
more prolonged survival on females, or is the gender difference in life-expectancy a …