title: Bone marrow precursor cells from aged mice generate CD4 T cells that function well in primary and memory responses.
abstract: Understanding how aging impacts the function of memory CD4 T cells is critical for designing effective vaccines. Our studies show that immunological memory generated during youth functions well into old age, whereas that generated later in life functions poorly. This is the result of declines in the function of naive CD4 T cells from aged individuals and contributes to reduced efficacy of vaccines in the elderly. To begin to identify the cause of this defect, we examined the function of memory T cells generated from bone marrow precursor cells (BMPC) from young or aged mice in young hosts. In two different models, memory cells derived from young and aged BMPC exhibit good ex vivo and in vivo function. Importantly, memory CD4 T cells generated from aged BMPC exhibit potent cognate helper function for humoral responses, which are critical for effective immunization. These results indicate that there are no apparent age-related intrinsic defects in BMPC with regards to generation of functional memory T cells.
authors.affiliation: Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA.
authors.forename: Sheri M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Eaton
authors.forename: Alexander C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Maue
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Swain
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Haynes
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007156:Immunologic Memory / Q000235:genetics; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D051379:Mice; D020297:Mice, Congenic; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D011828:Radiation Chimera / Q000276:immunology; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D016192:Resting Phase, Cell Cycle / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
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