title: Ageing and autoantibodies.
abstract: Immune responsiveness decreases with age, while the production of autoantibodies increases, indicating that these are end results of perturbations in the regulatory mechanisms of the immune system. The effects of ageing on the immune system are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine D, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomer
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shoenfeld
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015551:Autoimmunity; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies