LIFELONG CYTOMEGALOVIRUS AND EARLY-LIFE IRRADIATION SYNERGISTICALLY POTENTIATE AGE-RELATED DEFECTS IN RESPONSE TO VACCINATION AND INFECTION
J. L. Pugh, C. P. Coplen, A. S. Sukhina, J. L. Uhrlaub, J. L. Padilla-Torres, T. Hayashi, J. Nikolich-Zugich
This study shows that lifelong cytomegalovirus and early-life irradiation together worsen age-related immune defects in response to vaccination and infection.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2021Immunology