The effect of ageing on the resolution of inflammation
1Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom; The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Ageing is associated with the development of a low-level, systemic, chronic inflammation known as "inflammaging". This chronic inflammatory state can contribute to diseases of ageing such as sarcopenia and frailty. The presence of inflammaging suggests a failure of the cell clearance mechanisms that ordinarily aid in the resolution of inflammation after pathogen infiltration or tissue injury. This review aims to explore what is known of how the processes involved in the resolution of inflammation might become defective with age.
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