NK cell immunesenescence is increased by psychological but not physical stress in older adults associated with raised cortisol and reduced perforin expression
NK cell cytotoxicity (NKCC) reduces with age and this has been associated previously with increased mortality. The immune response is also modulated by stress, and here, we assessed the effect of the physical stress of hip fracture and the psychological stress of depression on NKCC in an aged immune...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4320126/ |