Zamir Calamita*
Doctor and Specialist in Allergies and Immunology, Head of the Discipline of Allergies and Immunopathology, Marília Medical School (FAMEMA) and Tenured Professor of the Postgraduate Group on Health and Aging, FAMEMA, São Paulo, Brazil
*Corresponding Author: Zamir Calamita, Doctor and Specialist in Allergies and Immunology, Head of the Discipline of Allergies and Immunopathology, Marília Medical School (FAMEMA) and Tenured Professor of the Postgraduate Group on Health and Aging, FAMEMA, São Paulo, Brazil.
Received: March 16, 2020; Published: April 24, 2020
This is a mini-review addressing the main aspects of immunosenescence, including: predisposition towards infections, inflammation, autoimmunity, cancer, response to vaccines, allergy, stress, nutrition and physical activity. Remarks are made about this complex network of possible alterations relating to aging.
Keywords:Allergy, Autoimmunity; Aging; Immunosenescence; Infection; Neoplasia; Vaccine
Citation: Zamir Calamita. “Remarks about Immunosenescence". Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 4.5 (2020): 75-78.
Copyright: © 2020 Zamir Calamita. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.