SOLUBLE INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR RELEASE DEFECT INVITRO IN ELDERLY SUBJECTS

被引:23
作者
CARUSO, C [1 ]
DILORENZO, G [1 ]
MODICA, MA [1 ]
CANDORE, G [1 ]
PORTELLI, MR [1 ]
CRESCIMANNO, G [1 ]
INGRASSIA, A [1 ]
SANGIORGI, GB [1 ]
SALERNO, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PALERMO, IST MED INTERNA & GERIATR, I-90134 PALERMO, ITALY
关键词
T-CELLS; ELDERLY; SOLUBLE FORM OF RECEPTOR FOR IL-2 (SIL-2R);
D O I
10.1016/0047-6374(91)90071-7
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The evidence from several studies indicates that as individuals age, they may display immune dysfunctions, mostly T cell dysfunctions. Recently, a soluble form of the receptor for interleukin-2 (IL-2) (sIL-2R) has been demonstrated in human sera and in vitro stimulated culture supernatants from human T lymphocytes. In the present paper, we report in vitro sIL-2R production from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in elderly subjects. The results show that no difference exists for unstimulated cultures, whereas after mitogen stimulation the elderly subjects showed the lowest values compared with young ones. These findings suggest that sIL-2R may provide a new tool for the study of T lymphocyte dysfunctions in old age.
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页码:27 / 35
页数:9
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