• DOI:10.1186/1742-4933-2-8
Corpus ID: 10786223

Innate immunity and inflammation in ageing: a key for understanding age-related diseases

@article{Licastro2005InnateIA,
  title={Innate immunity and inflammation in ageing: a key for understanding age-related diseases},
  author={F. Licastro and G. Candore and D. Lio and E. Porcellini and G. Colonna‐Romano and C. Franceschi and C. Caruso},
  journal={Immunity & ageing : I & A},
  year={2005},
  volume={2},
  pages={8 - 8}
}

F. Licastro, G. Candore, +4 authors C. Caruso

Published 2005

Medicine

Immunity & ageing : I & A

The process of maintaining life for the individual is a constant struggle to preserve his/her integrity. This can come at a price when immunity is involved, namely systemic inflammation. Inflammation is not per se a negative phenomenon: it is the response of the immune system to the invasion of viruses or bacteria and other pathogens. During evolution the human organism was set to live 40 or 50 years; today, however, the immune system must remain active for much a longer time. This very long… CONTINUE READING

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