title: Evidence for lowered induction of nuclear factor kappa B in activated human T lymphocytes during aging.
abstract: Transcription factor NF kappa B (nuclear factor kappa B) is induced in T lymphocytes from young individuals following activation with a variety of stimuli including anti-CD3, phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). In contrast, activated T lymphocytes from older individuals show a significant reduction in the induction of NF kappa B in response to the same stimuli. The age-related decline in induction of NF kappa B could not be attributed to alteration in the composition of subunits, p50 and p65 were found to be the predominant subunits of induced NF kappa B in T cells from young as well as elderly donors. Furthermore, similar levels of NF kappa B were found in the cytosols of unactivated T cells from both young and elderly donors suggesting that precursor levels of NF kappa B remain unaltered during aging. These results suggest that an age-associated decline in the induction of NF kappa B in activated T cells from elderly individuals may be attributable to altered regulation of the inhibitor, I kappa B, and may play an important role in immune dysregulation accompanying aging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark., USA.
authors.forename: G U
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Trebilcock
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ponnappan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology*; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000276:immunology; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D017252:CD3 Complex; D002273:Carcinogens; D016328:NF-kappa B; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate