Article ; Online: Sex, the aging immune system, and chronic disease.
2015 Volume 294, Issue 2, Page(s) 102–110
Abstract: The immune systems of men and women differ in significant ways, especially after puberty. In particular, females are generally more prone to autoimmunity, but experience lower rates of infections and chronic inflammatory disease. Sex hormones, genes ... ...
Abstract | The immune systems of men and women differ in significant ways, especially after puberty. In particular, females are generally more prone to autoimmunity, but experience lower rates of infections and chronic inflammatory disease. Sex hormones, genes encoded on the sex chromosomes, and gender-specific behaviors likely contribute to these differences. The aging process is associated with changes in the composition and function of the immune system and these changes may occur at an accelerated rate in men as compared to women. Moreover, after the age of menopause, the incidence of chronic inflammatory disease in women approaches or exceeds that observed in males. At the same time, the incidence of autoimmunity in post-menopausal women is decreased or equivalent to the rates observed in similarly-aged men. Additional studies addressing the influence of sex on the pathogenesis of chronic and autoimmune diseases in the aged are warranted. |
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MeSH term(s) | Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Aging/immunology ; Androgens/blood ; Autoimmune Diseases/immunology ; B-Lymphocytes/immunology ; Estrogens/blood ; Female ; Gonadal Steroid Hormones/immunology ; Humans ; Inflammation/epidemiology ; Inflammation/immunology ; Macrophages/immunology ; Male ; Neutrophils/immunology ; Postmenopause/immunology ; Sex Characteristics ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology |
Chemical Substances | Androgens ; Estrogens ; Gonadal Steroid Hormones |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2015-04 |
Publishing country | Netherlands |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 80094-6 |
ISSN | 1090-2163 ; 0008-8749 |
ISSN (online) | 1090-2163 |
ISSN | 0008-8749 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.cellimm.2015.02.002 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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