Aging Impairs Alveolar Macrophage Phagocytosis and Increases Influenza-Induced Mortality in Mice
Wong CK, Smith CA, Sakamoto K, Kaminski N, Koff JL, Goldstein DR. Aging Impairs Alveolar Macrophage Phagocytosis and Increases Influenza-Induced Mortality in Mice. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 199: 1060-1068. PMID: 28646038, PMCID: PMC5557035, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsCell CycleDisease Models, AnimalHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanLungMacrophages, AlveolarMiceNeutrophilsOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPhagocytosisScavenger Receptors, Class AConceptsAlveolar macrophage phagocytosisInfluenza infectionAlveolar macrophagesLung damageMacrophage phagocytosisOlder peopleInfluenza-induced mortalityInfluenza viral infectionRetention of neutrophilsRespiratory virusesLung homeostasisLung infectionCell cycling pathwaysMurine modelViral infectionImpact immunityDefective phagocytosisApoptotic neutrophilsInfectionMacrophagesMortalityPhagocytosisNeutrophilsTranscriptional profilesCD204