Aging of the lungs and immune system as hellmark in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and COVID-19

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) does not occur in younger persons. Therefore, it is not surprising that the nine hallmarks of biological aging can all be found in the pathomechanism of IPF. In this respect the homeostasis of cellular protein synthesis, degradation and recycling becomes unbalanced, which causes a dysregulation of repair mechanisms in the case of lung damage. Severve acute respiratory syndrome coronarvius type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections may also predominantyl seen in aged persons. In this situation cellular aging of the lungs also plays a role but additionally, the aging of the immune system is also of great importance. Immunosenescence is associated with a loss of naïve T‑cells. Moreover, there are gender-specific differences with a loss of B‑cells only in men but not in women, which partly explains the more severe course of COVID-19 pneumonia in older men.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Der Pneumologe - 18(2021), 3 vom: 08., Seite 162-173

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

Alterung von Lunge und Immunsystem als Meilensteine in der Pathogenese von idiopathischer Lungenfibrose und COVID-19

Beteiligte Personen:

Stieglitz, Sven [VerfasserIn]
Frohnhofen, Helmut [VerfasserIn]

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English Abstract
Interstitial lung disease
Journal Article
Pandemic
Pneumonia, viral
Pulmonary inflammation
Review
SARS-CoV‑2

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Date Revised 11.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10405-020-00374-x

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NLM320805387