1. EVALUAREA IMUNOSENESCENŢEI ŞI INFLAMAŢIEI CRONICE ASOCIATE VÂRSTEI.
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Apostol, Iuliana, Tudor, Alma, Voiculescu, Gheorghe, Voinea, Cristina, Calistru, Petre, and Ceauşu, Emanoil
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AGING , *OLDER people , *IMMUNE response , *DISEASE susceptibility , *IMMUNIZATION , *AUTOIMMUNE diseases , *IMMUNOLOGIC diseases , *INFLAMMATION , *INFECTION - Abstract
Aging is accompanied by immune responsiveness alterations, which lead to an increase in susceptibility to infectious diseases, a decrease in response to immunizations, and an increase in autoimmune diseases incidence (1). In this study we have evaluated the immune response of the elderly and the aging associated-inflammation status and we correlate the results with other hematological parameters, clinical status and the existing chronic diseases. We have lead a prospective study on 49 elderly patients without clinical signs of acute infections or inflammation at the beginning of the study, which have been monitored at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007