BCG vaccination induces enhanced frequencies of dendritic cells and altered plasma levels of type I and type III interferons in elderly individuals

BCG vaccination induces enhanced frequencies of dendritic cells and altered plasma levels of type I and type III interferons in elderly individuals

Objective: BCG can improve the response to vaccines directed against viral infections, and also, BCG vaccination reduces all-cause mortality, most likely by protecting against unrelated infections. However, the effect of BCG vaccination on dendritic cell (DC) subsets is not well characterized. Metho...

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Main Authors: Nathella Pavan Kumar, Chandrasekaran Padmapriyadarsini, Anuradha Rajamanickam, Perumal Kannabiran Bhavani, Arul Nancy, Bharathi Jeyadeepa, Nandhini Selvaraj, Dinesh Ashokan, Rachel Mariam Renji, Vijayalakshmi Venkataramani, Srikanth Tripathy, Subash Babu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
BCG
dendritic cells
type I and III interferons
COVID-19
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221005981

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