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Rapid progression of CD8 and CD4 T cells to cellular exhaustion and senescence ...
Pedroso, Rodrigo B.; Torres, Lícia; Ventura, Lucas Araújo; Camatta, Giovanna Caliman; Mota, Catarina; Mendes, Ana Catarina; Ribeiro, FilipaRisk factors for the development of severe COVID-19 include several comorbidities, but age was the most striking one since elderly people were disproportionately affected by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Among the reasons for this markedly unfavorable response in the elderly, immunosenescence and inflammaging appear as major drivers of this outcome. A finding that was also notable was that hospitalized patients with se...
Obesity impairs resistance to Leishmania major infection in C57BL/6 mice.
Martins, Vinicius Dantas; Campos, Franciele Carolina Silva; Moreira, Felipe Caixeta; Carneiro, Matheus Batista Heitor; Goes, Grazielle RibeiroAn association between increased susceptibility to infectious diseases and obesity has been described as a result of impaired immunity in obese individuals. It is not clear whether a similar linkage can be drawn between obesity and parasitic diseases. To evaluate the effect of obesity in the immune response to cutaneous Leishmania major infection, we studied the ability of C57BL/6 mice fed a hypercaloric diet (...