Slower immune system aging in women versus men in the Japanese population

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Authors

Katsuiku Hirokawa · Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Masanori Utsuyama · Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Yoshio Hayashi · Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Masanobu Kitagawa · Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Takashi Makinodan · UCLA Health

Tamàs Fülöp · Université de Sherbrooke

Abstract

Age-related changes in various immunological parameters differ between men and women. Our findings indicate that the slower rate of decline in these immunological parameters in women than that in men is consistent with the fact that women live longer than do men.

Topics & Keywords

Immune Cell Function and Interaction Exercise and Physiological Responses T-cell and B-cell Immunology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Immunity & Ageing

Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 19-19

DOI: 10.1186/1742-4933-10-19

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