The thymus is responsible for turning thymocytes produced in the bone marrow into T cells of the adaptive immune system, in a complicated process of selection. This system is highly productive in youth, but active thymic tissue atrophies with age. This occurs for reasons that are far from fully explored, but may involve complex systemic issues related to rising inflammation and <a href="https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/09/dendritic-cells-migrate-to-th…
Two Years of Calorie Restriction Produces Thymic Regrowth in Humans
The thymus is responsible for turning thymocytes produced in the bone marrow into T cells of the adaptive immune system, in a complicated process of selection. This system is highly productive in youth, but active thymic tissue atrophies with age. This occurs for reasons that are far from fully explored, but may involve complex systemic issues related to rising inflammation and <a href="https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/09/dendritic-cells-migrate-to-th…