“Frailty” is a term used to refer to a state characterized by enhanced vulnerability to, and impaired recovery from, stressors compared with a nonfrail state, which is increasingly …
The severity and outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) largely depends on a patient's age. Adults over 65 years of age represent 80% of hospitalizations and have a 23 …
T Fulop, A Larbi, G Dupuis, A Le Page… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The immune system is the most important protective physiological system of the organism. It has many connections with other systems and is, in fact, often considered as part of the …
AJ Pietrobon, FME Teixeira, MN Sato - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Old individuals are more susceptible to various infections due to immunological changes that occur during the aging process. These changes named collectively as …
'Inflammaging'refers to the chronic, low-grade inflammation that characterizes aging. Inflammaging is macrophage centered, involves several tissues and organs, including the …
Frailty is a common negative consequence of ageing. Sarcopenia, the syndrome of loss of muscle mass, quality and strength, is more common in older adults and has been …
Aging is characterized by a morpho-functional adaptation, variably affecting major physiological systems, depending on a complex interaction between genetic, environmental …
T Ciarambino, O Para, M Giordano - Women's Health, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In COVID-19 disease, are reported gender differences in relation to severity and death. The aim of this review is to highlight gender differences in the immune response to COVID-19 …
As we age, the innate immune system becomes dysregulated and is characterized by persistent inflammatory responses that involve multiple immune and non-immune cell types …