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From: Bereavement reduces neutrophil oxidative burst only in older adults: role of the HPA axis and immunesenescence

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Immune and hormone differences between bereaved and controls, old and young. (A) Neutrophil phagocytosis of FITC labelled E.coli presented as phagocytic index (bacteria ingested (MFI) ×% neutrophils uptaking bacteria) between young and old, bereaved and non-bereaved subjects. (B) Neutrophil superoxide production in response to E.coli presented as mean fluorescence intensity (MFI), between young and old, bereaved and non-bereaved. Serum (C) cortisol, (D) DHEAS or (E) the cortisol:DHEAS ratio for young and old, bereaved and non-bereaved subjects. Error bars are SEM and * indicates p < .05, ** indicates p < 0.01.

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Immunity & Ageing

ISSN: 1742-4933

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