2008
DOI: 10.1007/s10522-008-9182-2
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Phenotypical and morphological changes in the thymic microenvironment from ageing mice

Abstract: The thymus is crucial for T-cell output and the age-associated involution of this organ, is thought to have a major impact in the decline in immunity that is seen in later life. The mechanism that underlines thymic involution is not known, however, we have evidence to suggest that this is may be due to changes in the thymic microenvironment. To further test this hypothesis, we quantified the in situ changes to markers that identify cortical and medullary thymic epithelial cells. This analysis revealed an age-d… Show more

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“…Accordingly, the medullary area was proportionally increased but also appeared importantly altered. Other authors have described similar features in the involuted thymuses during aging, including significant reduction of the thymic surface area, decline of MHC class II and keratin expression and increased presence on certain molecules, such as Notch1 and Delta [6] . The condition of thymic medulla during aging is controversial.…”
Section: Morphological Changes In the Human Thymus During Agingmentioning
confidence: 58%
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“…Accordingly, the medullary area was proportionally increased but also appeared importantly altered. Other authors have described similar features in the involuted thymuses during aging, including significant reduction of the thymic surface area, decline of MHC class II and keratin expression and increased presence on certain molecules, such as Notch1 and Delta [6] . The condition of thymic medulla during aging is controversial.…”
Section: Morphological Changes In the Human Thymus During Agingmentioning
confidence: 58%
“…The condition of thymic medulla during aging is controversial. Some authors have described fewer changes in the medulla than in the thymic cortex of aged thymuses, but others suggest a parallel decline of both thymic compartments [6] . Retraction of epithelial cell processes in all thymic compartments also occurred in the older thymuses, a feature that has been related with the appearance of epithelial-free areas in the involuted thymuses [6] .…”
Section: Morphological Changes In the Human Thymus During Agingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…13,14 However, given the essential role that the microenvironment plays in the development and activation of many immune cell types, 15,16 changes in the tissue architecture may also contribute towards immunosenescence. 17 Indeed, we and others have observed that regression of the thymus is accompanied by significant alterations of the thymic microenvironment, [18][19][20][21] and such changes are believed to contribute towards the reduced thymic function that is observed in the aged. [22][23][24] The spleen is a secondary lymphoid organ that is responsible for initiating immune responses to bloodborne antigens.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Immunofluorescence on tissue sections of thymi from 4 mo old C57BL/6 mice was carried out as described previously (32). Sections were incubated sequentially with anti-BTN sera, or appropriate negative control serum, followed by a biotinylated rabbit anti-rat secondary Ab (Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, Newmarket, U.K.) to detect anti-BTN1A1 Abs, or biotinylated swine anti-rabbit secondary Ab (DakoCytomation) to detect anti-BTN2A2 Abs.…”
Section: Immunohistological Studiesmentioning
confidence: 99%