T Cell Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Conditions

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/08/t-cell-dysfunction-in-neurodegenerative-conditions/

Chronic inflammation and dysfunction of immune cells is a characteristic of neurodegenerative conditions. Attention is usually given to the innate immune cells of the central nervous system in this context, but it is also the case that the adaptive immune system outside the brain tends towards dysfunction in older individuals suffering from age-related disease. Researchers here review what is known of T cell exhaustion, senescence, and other is…