Journal article
CMV and Immunosenescence: From basics to clinics
R Solana, R Tarazona, AE Aiello, AN Akbar, V Appay, M Beswick, JA Bosch, C Campos, S Cantisán, L Cicin-Sain, E Derhovanessian, S Ferrando-Martínez, D Frasca, T Fulöp, S Govind, B Grubeck-Loebenstein, A Hill, M Hurme, F Kern, A Larbi Show all
Immunity and Ageing | BMC | Published : 2012
Abstract
Alone among herpesviruses, persistent Cytomegalovirus (CMV) markedly alters the numbers and proportions of peripheral immune cells in infected-vs-uninfected people. Because the rate of CMV infection increases with age in most countries, it has been suggested that it drives or at least exacerbates " immunosenescence" . This contention remains controversial and was the primary subject of the Third International Workshop on CMV & Immunosenescence which was held in Cordoba, Spain, 15-16th March, 2012. Discussions focused on several main themes including the effects of CMV on adaptive immunity and immunosenescence, characterization of CMV-specific T cells, impact of CMV infection and ageing on in..
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Awarded by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The Workshop was partially supported by the University of Cordoba and the Spanish Ministry of Science (SAF2011-16169-E).