Does metabolic reprogramming underpin age-associated changes in T cell phenotype and function?

Abstract

T cells are required for an effective adaptive immune response. The principal function of T cells is to promote efficient removal of foreign material by identifying and mounting a specific response to nonself. A decline in T cell function in aging is thought to contribute to reduced response to infection and vaccination and an increase in autoimmunity. This may in part be due to the age-related decrease in naïve CD4+ T cells and increase in antigen-experienced CD4+ T cells, loss of redox homeostasis, and impaired metabolic switching. Switching between subsets is triggered by the integration of extracellular signals sensed through surface receptors and the activation of discrete intracellular metabolic pathways. This article explores how metabolic programming and loss of redox homeostasis during aging may contribute to age-associated changes in T cell phenotype and function. © 2014 Elsevier Inc.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.03.002
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Biosciences
College of Health & Life Sciences > Chronic and Communicable Conditions
College of Health & Life Sciences
College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Biosciences > Cell & Tissue Biomedical Research
Additional Information: NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Free Radical Biology and Medicine. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Torrão, R. C., Bennett, S. J., Brown, J. E., & Griffiths, H. R. Does metabolic reprogramming underpin age-associated changes in T cell phenotype and function?. Free radical biology and medicine, 71, 26–35. (2014) DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.03.002
Uncontrolled Keywords: ageing,free radicals,mitochondria,protein oxidation,Redox,thioredoxin,Treg,Biochemistry,Physiology (medical)
Publication ISSN: 1873-4596
Last Modified: 04 Jan 2024 08:18
Date Deposited: 19 Mar 2014 16:40
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2014-06
Published Online Date: 2014-03-12
Authors: Torrão, Rita C.
Bennett, Stuart J.
Brown, James E. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-3504-7373)
Griffiths, Helen R. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-2666-2147)

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