No evidence of constitutive innate immune senescence in a longitudinal study of a wild bird

ABSTRACT Elsa N. Bou Ghanem works in the field of innate immune senescence, inflammation, and host defense. In this mSphere of Influence article, she reflects on how “Adenosine A2B receptor deficiency promotes host defenses against Gram-negative bacterial pneumonia” by Barletta et al. (K. E. Barletta, R. E. Cagnina, M. D. Burdick, J. Linden, and B. Mehrad, Am J Respir Crit Care Med 186:1044–1050, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201204-0622OC) impacted her own work examining the role of the extracellular adenosine pathway in neutrophil responses and host defense against pneumococcal pneumonia.

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Agricultural Intensification Is Linked to Constitutive Innate Immune Function in a Wild Bird Population

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology ◽

10.1086/689679 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 90 (2) ◽

pp. 201-209 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Clarence Schmitt ◽

Dany Garant ◽

Marc Bélisle ◽

Fanie Pelletier

Keyword(s):

Immune Function ◽

Wild Bird ◽

Agricultural Intensification ◽

Innate Immune ◽

Bird Population ◽

Innate Immune Function

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Personality and innate immune defenses in a wild bird: Evidence for the pace-of-life hypothesis

Hormones and Behavior ◽

10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.09.005 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 88 ◽

pp. 31-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Rowan Jacques-Hamilton ◽

Michelle L. Hall ◽

William A. Buttemer ◽

Kevin D. Matson ◽

Anders Gonҫalves da Silva ◽

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Keyword(s):

Wild Bird ◽

Innate Immune ◽

Pace Of Life ◽

Immune Defenses

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School Achievement and Adult Qualifications among Adoptees: A Longitudinal Study

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry ◽

10.1017/s0021963098002625 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 39 (5) ◽

pp. 669-685 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Barbara Maughan ◽

Stephan Collishaw ◽

Andrew Pickles

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

School Achievement

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A Longitudinal Posthumous Study of Letter Writing in a Late Elderly Case

Perspectives on Gerontology ◽

10.1044/gero20.1.22 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 22-33

Author(s):

Angel Ball ◽

Jean Neils-Strunjas ◽

Kate Krival

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Elderly Woman ◽

Semantic Content ◽

Cognitive Status ◽

Letter Writing ◽

Linguistic Performance ◽

Errors Analysis ◽

Normal Status

This study is a posthumous longitudinal study of consecutive letters written by an elderly woman from age 89 to 93. Findings reveal a consistent linguistic performance during the first 3 years, supporting “normal” status for late elderly writing. She produced clearly written cursive form, intact semantic content, and minimal spelling and stroke errors. A decline in writing was observed in the last 6–9 months of the study and an analysis revealed production of clausal fragmentation, decreasing semantic clarity, and a higher frequency of spelling, semantic, and stroke errors. Analysis of writing samples can be a valuable tool in documenting a change in cognitive status differentiated from normal late aging.

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