title: Soluble interleukin-2 receptor release defect in vitro in elderly subjects.
abstract: The evidence from several studies indicates that as individuals age, they may display immune dysfunctions, mostly T cell dysfunctions. Recently, a soluble form of the receptor for interleukin-2 (IL-2) (sIL-2R) has been demonstrated in human sera and in vitro stimulated culture supernatants from human T lymphocytes. In the present paper, we report in vitro sIL-2R production from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in elderly subjects. The results show that no difference exists for unstimulated cultures, whereas after mitogen stimulation the elderly subjects showed the lowest values compared with young ones. These findings suggest that sIL-2R may provide a new tool for the study of T lymphocyte dysfunctions in old age.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Patologia generale, Universita di Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Lorenzo
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Modica
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Candore
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Portelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crescimanno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ingrassia
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Sangiorgi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salerno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D012995:Solubility; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2