immune system
• slight, but significant, decrease in splenic CD3+ T cells in both young (2-4 months) and old (over 12 months) mice
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• eosinophil number is increased 2 fold in young, but not in old mice
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• increase in conventional dendritic cells (cDC) in spleen and bone marrow (22% and 13%, respectively) in young (2-4 months) mice
• plasmacytoid dendritic cell (pDC) number is similar to control
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• 10% increase in splenic B cells in young (2-4 months) mice
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• in young (2-4 months) and old (over 12 months) mice
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• 23% increase in CD4+ CD25+ T cells in young (2-4 months) mice
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• in older mice (>12 months)
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• 10% decrease in CD4+ splenic T cells in young (2-4 months) mice
• naive CD4+ T cells are decreased in mice older than 12 months
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• in older mice (>12 months)
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• 13% decrease in CD8+ T cells in young (2-4 months) mice
• naive CD8+ T cells are decreased in mice older than 12 months
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• older mice (> 12 months) exhibit increased CD69 expression on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells (20% and 40%, respectively)
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• 23% decrease in IgG1 level in 13 month old mice
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hematopoietic system
• slight, but significant, decrease in splenic CD3+ T cells in both young (2-4 months) and old (over 12 months) mice
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• eosinophil number is increased 2 fold in young, but not in old mice
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• platelet numbers are slightly elevated in older mice
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• increase in conventional dendritic cells (cDC) in spleen and bone marrow (22% and 13%, respectively) in young (2-4 months) mice
• plasmacytoid dendritic cell (pDC) number is similar to control
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• 10% increase in splenic B cells in young (2-4 months) mice
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• in young (2-4 months) and old (over 12 months) mice
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• 23% increase in CD4+ CD25+ T cells in young (2-4 months) mice
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• in older mice (>12 months)
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• 10% decrease in CD4+ splenic T cells in young (2-4 months) mice
• naive CD4+ T cells are decreased in mice older than 12 months
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• in older mice (>12 months)
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• 13% decrease in CD8+ T cells in young (2-4 months) mice
• naive CD8+ T cells are decreased in mice older than 12 months
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• older mice (> 12 months) exhibit increased CD69 expression on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells (20% and 40%, respectively)
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• 23% decrease in IgG1 level in 13 month old mice
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• slight, but significant, decrease in splenic CD3+ T cells in both young (2-4 months) and old (over 12 months) mice
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