Nutrition, aging, and the immunohematopoietic system.
Aging is associated with declines in immune and hematopoietic functions, which bear many similarities to those caused by protein-calorie malnutrition. This review describes the age-related decline in the immunohematopoietic system and discusses the potential modulatory role of nutrition in these changes.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D004905:Erythrocyte Aging; D005260:Female; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008875:Middle Aged; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology