H. Bing Thio Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Mucoceles, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
H. Bing Thio, Department of Dermatology, Erasmus University Medical Centre Netherlands
H. Bing Thio, working at Department of Dermatology, Erasmus University Medical Centre Place of living is Netherlands, Succesfully Published- Aging immune system (immunosenescence) and the skin
Annual Meeting Abstract Open Access
Author(s): H. Bing Thio
ABSTRACT:
A well-established feature of physiological ageing in the skin is an impaired epithelial barrier function. More “danger” signals will then easily enter the skin and quickly be noticed by the innate immune cells in the skin. The functional integrity of the immune system during the natural course of aging is an important issue. There is an accumulating body of evidence that a decline in immune function with age is common to most if not all vertebrates. Almost all of the immune system components undergo an aging-related alteration, thus impacting the innate and adaptive immunity. The age-related decline in the normal functions of immune system is referred to by the specific term “immuno... view moreĀ»