Author | Albright, Joseph F. author |
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Title | Aging, Immunity, and Infection [electronic resource] / by Joseph F. Albright, Julia W. Albright |
Imprint | Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2003 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-402-3 |
Descript | X, 242 p. online resource |
1 Human Aging: Present and Future -- Demographics -- Infectious Diseases of the Aging -- Limits on Life Expectancy and Future Prospects -- Theories of Senescence -- Summary -- References -- 2 Aging and Altered Resistance to Infection -- Relatively Common Bacterial Infections of Aging Humans -- Selected Examples of Age-Associated Susceptibility to Bacterial Infections -- Bacterial Interactions with Mucosal Surfaces -- Antibiotic Resistance and Bacterial Variation -- Viral Infections in Aging Humans -- Protozoan Parasites in Aging Subjects -- Fungal Infections in Aging Subjects -- Summary -- References -- 3 Senescence of Natural/Innate Resistance to Infection -- Pattern Recognizing Receptors of Innate Immunity -- Phagocytic Cells: Monocytes/Macrophages -- Microbial Evasion of Phagocytic Destruction -- Age-Related Changes in Macrophages -- Phagocytic Cells: Neutrophils -- Natural Killer/Lymphokine-Activated Killer Cells -- Summary -- References -- 4 Aging of Adaptive/Acquired Immunity -- Aging of the Thymus and Thymus-Derived (T) Cells -- The Functions and Diversity of Peripheral T Cells -- Summary: Known and Cognizable Effects of Aging T Cells -- Differentiation, Functions, and Aging of B Cells -- Summary -- References -- 5 Nutrition, Longevity, and Integrity of the Immune System -- RCI-Mediated Delay of Immunosenescence -- How Does RCI Promote Life-Span Extension? -- Dietary Restriction vs Malnutrition -- References -- Epilogue