Overview
- Describes molecular aspects of the aging immune system
- Discusses new therapeutic approaches
- Written by internationally reputed scientists
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases (BAID)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
As individuals age, their ability to respond to and clear pathogens and to control unwanted immune reactions declines, leading to a greater incidence of certain infectious diseases, autoimmunity and general immune dysfunctions. Most remarkably, the efficacy of vaccines is frequently decreased in elderly persons. Therefore, age-associated dysfunctions of the humoral and cellular immune responses have a strong clinical impact. Improving our understanding of the aged immune system is crucial in developing effective prevention and treatment programs that will facilitate healthy aging and improve the quality of life of the elderly population.
The aim of this volume is to summarize current knowledge on the cellular and molecular aspects of the aging immune system, with an emphasis on infectious diseases and new therapeutic approaches.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Immunosenescence
Editors: Andreas Thiel
Series Title: Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0346-0219-8
Publisher: Springer Basel
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Basel AG 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-0346-0218-1Published: 16 February 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-0348-0778-4Published: 13 April 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-0346-0219-8Published: 14 February 2012
Series ISSN: 2504-3811
Series E-ISSN: 2504-3838
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 238
Topics: Biomedicine general, Immunology, Molecular Medicine