Autoimmunity in centenarians. A paradox

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Autoimmune diseases (ADs) are one of the groups of chronic illnesses that impose a significant burden of disease and health costs worldwide. Age is a crucial risk factor for the onset of ADs. Theoretically, it is inferred that with organic and immune system aging, the loss of immune tolerance and specificity of immune activity becomes more intense, the probability of autoimmunity is increasing. However, there is a group of individuals whose prevalence of ADs is very low or non-existent, despite the biological aging. This paradox in autoimmunity raises questions. Centenarians, individuals who are over 100 years old, are possibly the most successful model of biological aging in humans. Most of these individuals exhibit a favorable health phenotype. To date, primary data evidence and potential hypotheses explaining this phenomenon are lacking globally, even though this paradox could provide valuable, original, and relevant information regarding the understanding of risk or protective factors, biological drivers, and biomarkers related to autoimmunity. Herein we discuss some hypothesis that may explain the absence of ADs in centenarians, including inflammaging, immunosenescence and immune resilience, immune system hyperstimulation, proteodynamics, and genetics.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Journal of translational autoimmunity - 8(2024) vom: 30. März, Seite 100237

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Anaya, Juan-Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Lozada-Martinez, Ivan David [VerfasserIn]
Torres, Isaura [VerfasserIn]
Shoenfeld, Yehuda [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoimmune diseases
Autoimmunity
Centenarians
Genetics
Journal Article
Longevity
Proteodynamics
Review

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Date Revised 13.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jtauto.2024.100237

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369585968