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{"title":"Impaired ATP hydrolysis in blood plasma contributes to age-related neutrophil dysfunction.","authors":"Carola Ledderose, Eleftheria-Angeliki Valsami, Mark Elevado, Qing Liu, Brennan Giva, Julian Curatolo, Joshua Delfin, Reem Abutabikh, Wolfgang G Junger","doi":"10.1186/s12979-024-00441-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12979-024-00441-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The function of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) decreases with age, which results in infectious and inflammatory complications in older individuals. The underlying causes are not fully understood. ATP release and autocrine stimulation of purinergic receptors help PMNs combat microbial invaders. Excessive extracellular ATP interferes with these mechanisms and promotes inflammatory PMN responses. Here, we studied whether dysregulated purinergic signaling in PMNs contributes to their dysfunction in older individuals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Bacterial infection of C57BL/6 mice resulted in exaggerated PMN activation that was significantly greater in old mice (64 weeks) than in young animals (10 weeks). In contrast to young animals, old mice were unable to prevent the systemic spread of bacteria, resulting in lethal sepsis and significantly greater mortality in old mice than in their younger counterparts. We found that the ATP levels in the plasma of mice increased with age and that, along with the extracellular accumulation of ATP, the PMNs of old mice became increasingly primed. Stimulation of the formyl peptide receptors of those primed PMNs triggered inflammatory responses that were significantly more pronounced in old mice than in young animals. However, bacterial phagocytosis and killing by PMNs of old mice were significantly lower than that of young mice. These age-dependent PMN dysfunctions correlated with a decrease in the enzymatic activity of plasma ATPases that convert extracellular ATP to adenosine. ATPases depend on divalent metal ions, including Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, and Zn²⁺, and we found that depletion of these ions blocked the hydrolysis of ATP and the formation of adenosine in human blood, resulting in ATP accumulation and dysregulation of PMN functions equivalent to those observed in response to aging.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings suggest that impaired hydrolysis of plasma ATP dysregulates PMN function in older individuals. We conclude that strategies aimed at restoring plasma ATPase activity may offer novel therapeutic opportunities to reduce immune dysfunction, inflammation, and infectious complications in older patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":51289,"journal":{"name":"Immunity & Ageing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11221114/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141499577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Centenarians, semi and supercentenarians, COVID-19 and Spanish flu: a serological assessment to gain insight into the resilience of older centenarians to COVID-19.","authors":"Claudia Maria Trombetta, Giulia Accardi, Anna Aiello, Anna Calabrò, Calogero Caruso, Mattia Emanuela Ligotti, Serena Marchi, Emanuele Montomoli, Martin Mayora Neto, Nigel Temperton, Giuseppina Candore","doi":"10.1186/s12979-024-00450-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-024-00450-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although it is well known that the older people have been the most susceptible to COVID-19, there are conflicting data on the susceptibility of centenarians. Two epidemiological study have shown that older centenarians (> 101 years old at the time of the 2020 pandemic peak) are more resilient than the remaining centenarians, suggesting that this resilience might be linked to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. To gain insight into this matter, specifically whether the resilience of older centenarians to SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked to the Spanish Flu they had been affected by, we conducted a retrospective serological study. This study examined serum samples from 33 centenarians, encompassing semi- (aged > 104 < 110 years, N = 7) and supercentenarians (aged > 109 years, N = 4), born between 1905 and 1922, against both SARS-CoV-2 and 1918 H1N1 pseudotype virus.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Anamnestic and laboratory data suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection occurred in 8 centenarians. The infection appeared to have been asymptomatic or mild, and hospitalization was not required, despite 3 out of 8 being between 109 and 110 years old. The levels of anti-spike antibodies in centenarians infected and/or vaccinated were higher, although not significantly, than those produced by a random sample of seventy-year-old individuals used as controls. All centenarians had antibody levels against the 1918 H1N1 virus significantly higher (almost 50 times) than those observed in the quoted group of seventy-year-old subjects, confirming the key role in maintaining immunological memory from a priming that occurred over 100 years ago. Centenarians whose blood was collected prior to the pandemic outbreak demonstrated neutralising antibodies against the 1918 H1N1 virus, but all these subjects tested negative for SARS-CoV-2.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This retrospective study shows that older centenarians are quite resilient to COVID-19, as they are capable of producing good levels of neutralising antibodies and experiencing mild or asymptomatic disease. This could be attributed to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic through mechanisms other than the presence of cross-reactive antibodies between the 1918 H1N1 virus and SARS-CoV-2. Another possibility is that the association is purely temporal, solely correlated with the advanced age of resilient centenarians compared to those born after 1918, since older centenarians are known to have better control of immune-inflammatory responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":51289,"journal":{"name":"Immunity & Ageing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11210044/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141472457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adoptive NK cell therapy: a potential revolutionary approach in longevity therapeutics.","authors":"Xuewen Deng, Hiroshi Terunuma","doi":"10.1186/s12979-024-00451-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12979-024-00451-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aging process intricately involves immune system dynamics, with a crucial role in managing senescent cells (SNCs) and their senescence-associated secretory phenotypes (SASPs). Unfortunately, immunosenescence, a progressively dysregulated immunity with age, hampers effective SNC elimination, leading to accumulation, coupled with the release of SASPs, which, in turn, inhibits immunity and heightened susceptibility to aging-associated diseases (AADs). Natural killer (NK) cells, integral to the innate immune system, play a pivotal role in addressing SNCs swiftly. These cells also coordinate with other components of both innate and adaptive immunity to surveil and eliminate these cells. Accordingly, preserving NK cell function during aging is crucial for evading AADs and promoting healthy aging. Alternatively, NK-cell-based therapies present promising avenues for addressing the challenges associated with aging. Notable, recent studies in adoptive NK cell therapy have shown promise in rejuvenating immunosenescence, eliminating SNCs, and alleviating SASPs. This progress provides the proof-concept of adoptive NK cell therapy for senotherapy and holds promise as an emerging revolution in longevity therapeutics.</p>","PeriodicalId":51289,"journal":{"name":"Immunity & Ageing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11201368/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141460653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Single cell transcriptome analysis identified a unique neutrophil type associated with Alzheimer's disease.","authors":"Xiaolin Zhang, Guiqin He, Yixuan Hu, Boren Liu, Yuliang Xu, Xia Li, Xinyou Lv, Jin Li","doi":"10.1186/s12979-024-00448-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12979-024-00448-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Neutrophils play an essential role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. However, the extent of their heterogeneity remains poorly explored, particularly in the context of developing novel therapies targeting these cells.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We investigate the population structure of neutrophils purified from peripheral blood samples of AD mice. Utilizing single cell RNA sequencing, we comprehensively map neutrophil populations into six distinct clusters and find that the Neu-5 subset is specially enriched in AD mice. This subset exhibits fewer specific granules and a lower mature score. Gene ontology (GO) analysis reveals that genes involved in cytokine-mediated signaling are downregulated in the Neu-5 cluster. Furthermore, we identify the Ccrl2 gene is specifically upregulated in this subgroup, which is confirmed by flow cytometry in AD mice. Finally, immunohistochemical staining indicates that CCRL2 protein is increased in the brains of AD mice.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We identify a unique CCRL2 positive neutrophil cluster, that is specifically enriched in the peripheral blood of AD mice.</p>","PeriodicalId":51289,"journal":{"name":"Immunity & Ageing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11197360/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141452072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Single-cell landscape of immunological responses in elderly patients with sepsis.","authors":"Wanxue He, Chen Yao, Kaifei Wang, Zhimei Duan, Shuo Wang, Lixin Xie","doi":"10.1186/s12979-024-00446-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12979-024-00446-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sepsis is a dysregulated host response to severe infections, and immune dysfunction plays a crucial role in its pathogenesis. Elderly patients, a special population influenced by immunosenescence, are more susceptible to sepsis and have a worse prognosis. However, the immunopathogenic mechanisms underlying sepsis in elderly patients remain unclear. Here, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing of peripheral blood samples from young and old subjects and patients with sepsis. By exploring the transcriptional profiles of immune cells, we analyzed immune cell compositions, phenotype shifts, expression heterogeneities, and intercellular communication. In elderly patients with sepsis, innate immune cells (e.g., monocytes and DCs) exhibit decreased antigen presentation, presenting an overactive inflammatory and senescent phenotype. However, the immunophenotype of T cells shifted to characterize effector, memory, and exhaustion. Moreover, we identified strong interferon-γ responses of T cells in both aging and sepsis groups and a deranged inflammaging status in elderly sepsis patients. Tregs in elderly patients with sepsis showed increased abundance and enhanced immunosuppressive effects. In addition, metabolism-associated pathways were upregulated in T cells in elderly patients with sepsis, and the lysine metabolism pathway was enriched in Tregs. Cell-cell interaction analysis showed that the expression profile of ligand-receptor pairs was probably associated with aggravated immune dysfunction in elderly patients with sepsis. A novel HLA-KIR interaction was observed between Tregs and CD8 + T cells. These findings illustrate the immunological hallmarks of sepsis in elderly patients, and highlight that immunosuppressive and metabolic regulatory pathways may undergo important alterations in elderly patients with sepsis.</p>","PeriodicalId":51289,"journal":{"name":"Immunity & Ageing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11193269/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141441096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Kinetics of pro- and anti-inflammatory spike-specific cellular immune responses in long-term care facility residents after COVID-19 mRNA primary and booster vaccination: a prospective longitudinal study in Japan.","authors":"Tomoyuki Kakugawa, Yusuke Mimura, Yuka Mimura-Kimura, Keiko Doi, Yuichi Ohteru, Hiroyuki Kakugawa, Keiji Oishi, Masahiro Kakugawa, Tsunahiko Hirano, Kazuto Matsunaga","doi":"10.1186/s12979-024-00444-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12979-024-00444-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The magnitude and durability of cell-mediated immunity in older and severely frail individuals following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination remain unclear. A controlled immune response could be the key to preventing severe COVID-19; however, it is uncertain whether vaccination induces an anti-inflammatory cellular immune response. To address these issues, a 48-week-long prospective longitudinal study was conducted. A total of 106 infection-naive participants (57 long-term care facility [LTCF] residents [median age; 89.0 years], 28 outpatients [median age; 72.0 years], and 21 healthcare workers [median age; 51.0 years]) provided peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples for the assessment of spike-specific PBMC responses before primary vaccination, 24 weeks after primary vaccination, and three months after booster vaccination. Cellular immune responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 spike protein were examined by measuring interferon (IFN)-γ, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-6, and IL-10 levels secreted from the spike protein peptide-stimulated PBMCs of participants.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>LTCF residents exhibited significantly lower IFN-γ, TNF, IL-2, and IL-6 levels than healthcare workers after the primary vaccination. Booster vaccination increased IL-2 and IL-6 levels in LTCF residents comparable to those in healthcare workers, whereas IFN-γ and TNF levels in LTCF residents remained significantly lower than those in healthcare workers. IL-10 levels were not significantly different from the initial values after primary vaccination but increased significantly after booster vaccination in all subgroups. Multivariate analysis showed that age was negatively associated with IFN-γ, TNF, IL-2, and IL-6 levels but not with IL-10 levels. The levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IFN-γ, TNF, IL-2, and IL-6, were positively correlated with humoral immune responses, whereas IL-10 levels were not.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Older and severely frail individuals may exhibit diminished spike-specific PBMC responses following COVID-19 vaccination compared to the general population. A single booster vaccination may not adequately enhance cell-mediated immunity in older and severely frail individuals to a level comparable to that in the general population. Furthermore, booster vaccination may induce not only a pro-inflammatory cellular immune response but also an anti-inflammatory cellular immune response, potentially mitigating detrimental hyperinflammation.</p>","PeriodicalId":51289,"journal":{"name":"Immunity & Ageing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11193299/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141441095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influenza virus infection exacerbates gene expression related to neurocognitive dysfunction in brains of old mice.","authors":"Wenxin Wu, Jeremy S Alexander, J Leland Booth, Craig A Miller, Jordan P Metcalf, Douglas A Drevets","doi":"10.1186/s12979-024-00447-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12979-024-00447-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Age > 65 years is a key risk factor for poor outcomes after human influenza infection. Specifically, in addition to respiratory disease, non-neurotropic influenza A virus (IAV) causes neuro-cognitive complications, e.g. new onset depression and increases the risk of dementia after hospitalization. This study aimed to identify potential mechanisms of these effects by determining differences between young and old mice in brain gene expression in a mouse model of non-neurotropic IAV infection.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Young (12 weeks) and old (70 weeks) C57Bl/6J mice were inoculated intranasally with 200 PFU H1N1 A/PR/34/8 (PR8) or sterile PBS (mock). Gene expression in lung and brain was measured by qRT-PCR and normalized to β-actin. Findings were confirmed using the nCounter Mouse Neuroinflammation Array (NanoString) and analyzed with nSolver 4.0 and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA, Qiagen).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>IAV PR8 did not invade the central nervous system. Young and old mice differed significantly in brain gene expression at baseline and during non-neurotropic IAV infection. Expression of brain Ifnl, Irf7, and Tnf mRNAs was upregulated over baseline control at 3 days post-infection (p.i.) only in young mice, but old mice expressed more Ifnl than young mice 7 days p.i. Gene arrays showed down-regulation of the Epigenetic Regulation, Insulin Signaling, and Neurons and Neurotransmission pathways in old mice 3 days p.i. while young mice demonstrated no change or induction of these pathways at the same time point. IPA revealed marked baseline differences between old and young mice. Gene expression related to Cognitive Impairment, Memory Deficits and Learning worsened in old mice relative to young mice during IAV infection. Aged mice demonstrate more severe changes in gene expression related to memory loss and cognitive dysfunction by IPA.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These data suggest the genes and pathways related to learning and cognitive performance that were worse at baseline in old mice were further worsened by IAV infection, similar to old patients. Early events in the brain triggered by IAV infection portend downstream neurocognitive pathology in old adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":51289,"journal":{"name":"Immunity & Ageing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11191167/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141437737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease: insights from peripheral immune cells.","authors":"Qiang Zhang, Guanhu Yang, Yuan Luo, Lai Jiang, Hao Chi, Gang Tian","doi":"10.1186/s12979-024-00445-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12979-024-00445-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a serious brain disorder characterized by the presence of beta-amyloid plaques, tau pathology, inflammation, neurodegeneration, and cerebrovascular dysfunction. The presence of chronic neuroinflammation, breaches in the blood-brain barrier (BBB), and increased levels of inflammatory mediators are central to the pathogenesis of AD. These factors promote the penetration of immune cells into the brain, potentially exacerbating clinical symptoms and neuronal death in AD patients. While microglia, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), play a crucial role in AD, recent evidence suggests the infiltration of cerebral vessels and parenchyma by peripheral immune cells, including neutrophils, T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, NK cells, and monocytes in AD. These cells participate in the regulation of immunity and inflammation, which is expected to play a huge role in future immunotherapy. Given the crucial role of peripheral immune cells in AD, this article seeks to offer a comprehensive overview of their contributions to neuroinflammation in the disease. Understanding the role of these cells in the neuroinflammatory response is vital for developing new diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of AD patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":51289,"journal":{"name":"Immunity & Ageing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11177389/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141321985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Terminally differentiated effector memory T cells associate with cognitive and AD-related biomarkers in an aging-based community cohort.","authors":"Edric Winford, Jenny Lutshumba, Barbara J Martin, Donna M Wilcock, Gregory A Jicha, Barbara S Nikolajczyk, Ann M Stowe, Adam D Bachstetter","doi":"10.1186/s12979-024-00443-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12979-024-00443-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>The immune response changes during aging and the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementia (ADRD). Terminally differentiated effector memory T cells (called T_EMRA) are important during aging and AD due to their cytotoxic phenotype and association with cognitive decline. However, it is not clear if the changes seen in T_EMRAs are specific to AD-related cognitive decline specifically or are more generally correlated with cognitive decline. This study aimed to examine whether T_EMRAs are associated with cognition and plasma biomarkers of AD, neurodegeneration, and neuroinflammation in a community-based cohort of older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Study participants from a University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (UK-ADRC) community-based cohort of aging and dementia were used to test our hypothesis. There were 84 participants, 44 women and 40 men. Participants underwent physical examination, neurological examination, medical history, cognitive testing, and blood collection to determine plasma biomarker levels (Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio, total tau, Neurofilament Light chain (Nf-L), Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP)) and to isolate peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Flow cytometry was used to analyze PBMCs from study participants for effector and memory T cell populations, including CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ central memory T cells (T_CM), Naïve T cells, effector memory T cells (T_EM), and effector memory CD45RA⁺ T cells (T_EMRA) immune cell markers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>CD8⁺ T_EMRAs were positively correlated with Nf-L and GFAP. We found no significant difference in CD8⁺ T_EMRAs based on cognitive scores and no associations between CD8⁺ T_EMRAs and AD-related biomarkers. CD4⁺ T_EMRAs were associated with cognitive impairment on the MMSE. Gender was not associated with T_EMRAs, but it did show an association with other T cell populations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that the accumulation of CD8⁺ T_EMRAs may be a response to neuronal injury (Nf-L) and neuroinflammation (GFAP) during aging or the progression of AD and ADRD. As our findings in a community-based cohort were not clinically-defined AD participants but included all ADRDs, this suggests that T_EMRAs may be associated with changes in systemic immune T cell subsets associated with the onset of pathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":51289,"journal":{"name":"Immunity & Ageing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11167815/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141312299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Immune cell phenotypes and mortality in the Framingham Heart Study.","authors":"Ahmed A Y Ragab, Margaret F Doyle, Jiachen Chen, Yuan Fang, Kathryn L Lunetta, Joanne M Murabito","doi":"10.1186/s12979-024-00431-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12979-024-00431-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Global life expectancy is rising, with the 60 + age group projected to hit 2 billion by 2050. Aging impacts the immune system. A notable marker of immune system aging is the presence of Aging-Related Immune Cell Phenotypes (ARIPs). Despite their importance, links between immune cell phenotypes including ARIPs and mortality are underexplored. We prospectively investigated 16 different immune cell phenotypes using flow cytometry and IL-6 in relation to survival outcome among dementia-free Framingham Heart Study (FHS) offspring cohort participants who attended the seventh exam (1998-2001).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 996 participants (mean age 62 years, range 40 to 88 years, 52% female), the 19-year survival rate was 65%. Adjusting for age, sex, and cytomegalovirus (CMV) serostatus, higher CD4/CD8 and Tc17/CD8 + Treg ratios were significantly associated with lower all-cause mortality (HR: 0.86 [0.76-0.96], 0.84 [0.74-0.94], respectively), while higher CD8 regulatory cell levels (CD8 + CD25 + FoxP3 +) were associated with increased all-cause mortality risk (HR = 1.17, [1.03-1.32]). Elevated IL-6 levels correlated with higher all-cause, cardiovascular, and non-cardiovascular mortality (HR = 1.43 [1.26-1.62], 1.70 [1.31-2.21], and 1.36 [1.18-1.57], respectively). However, after adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors and prevalent cancer alongside age, sex, and CMV, immune cell phenotypes were no longer associated with mortality in our cohort. Nonetheless, IL-6 remained significantly associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality (HRs: 1.3 [1.13-1.49], 1.5 [1.12-1.99], respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In 19-year follow-up, higher Tc17/CD8 + Treg and CD4/CD8 ratios were associated with lower all-cause mortality, while the CD8 + CD25 + FoxP3 + (CD8 + Treg) phenotype showed increased risk. Elevated IL-6 levels consistently correlated with amplified mortality risks. These findings highlight the links between immune phenotypes and mortality, suggesting implications for future research and clinical considerations.</p>","PeriodicalId":51289,"journal":{"name":"Immunity & Ageing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11167945/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141312298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}