title: Maintaining your immune system--one method for enhanced longevity.
abstract: The immune system is an important evolutionary invention to battle invaders in young and old organisms. Successful aging in humans who achieve nonagenarian status and beyond depends on how the immune system changes over time. Whether certain immune parameters vary with increased age is influenced by the genotype and lifestyle of the individual.
authors.affiliation: German Research Centre for Biotechnology, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany. ewl@gbf.de
authors.forename: Evi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wollscheid-Lengeling
authors.forename: Rolf-Joachim
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Rudi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balling
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schughart
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology*; D008136:Longevity / Q000276:immunology*