Age-Associated Defect in Human TLR-1/2 Function
van Duin D, Mohanty S, Thomas V, Ginter S, Montgomery RR, Fikrig E, Allore HG, Medzhitov R, Shaw AC. Age-Associated Defect in Human TLR-1/2 Function. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 178: 970-975. PMID: 17202359, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.2.970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTLR1 surface expressionCytokine productionTLR functionTNF-alphaSurface expressionMultivariable mixed-effects modelsOlder adultsImpaired vaccine responsesTLR2 surface expressionInfection-related morbidityPeripheral blood monocytesYears of ageVaccine responsesIL-6Aged miceBlood monocytesYoung controlsFlow cytometryMixed effects modelsAge categoriesTLR1/2TLREffects modelN-palmitoylAdults