Alterações do sistema imunológico relacionadas ao envelhecimento e suas consequências
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Imunossenescência, Envelhecimento, Sistema ImunológicoResumo
As alterações do sistema imunológico relacionadas ao envelhecimento são denominadas de imunossenescência. Essas alterações ocorrem tanto na imunidade inata quanto na imunidade adaptativa, e implicam em uma série de consequências clínicas aos idosos. O estudo da imunossenescência ajuda a entender porque os idosos são mais propensos a desenvolver muitas doenças e a enfatizar a importância dos cuidados a esses pacientes. Nesta breve revisão encontram-se as alterações imunológicas mais importantes relativas ao idoso e suas possíveis consequências clínicas.
Palavras-chave: Imunossenescência, Envelhecimento, Sistema Imunológico
Abstract
The aging-related alterations of the immune system are called immunosenescence. These alterations occur both in the innate and the adaptative immunity, and imply in a series of clinical consequences for the elderly. The study of immunosenescence helps to understand why aged people are more prone to develop many diseases and to stress the importance of care of these patients. In this brief review one can find the most important immunological alterations related to the elderly and their possible clinical consequences.
Keywords: Immunosenescence, Aging, Immune System
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