ImmunologyNature AgingPeer-reviewed
Lymph node contraction links sex-biased naive CD8 T cell decline to compromised antigen recognition during middle age
Lutz Menzel, Maria Zschummel, Meghan J. O’Melia…·Timothy P. Padera
This study identifies sex-biased mechanisms of immune aging in males, showing lymph node contraction reduces naive CD8 T cell availability and compromises cancer antigen recognition, with potential therapeutic interventions.
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