T cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) are generated in the thymus and are potential indicators of acquired immune disorders in neuropsychiatry and senescence.

15/11/2020 29 min

Listen "T cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) are generated in the thymus and are potential indicators of acquired immune disorders in neuropsychiatry and senescence."

Episode Synopsis

During thymic T lymphocyte recombinatorial self avoidance, the  processing  obtained in T cell receptor excision generates small circular DNA byproducts that may be used as a biomarkers for thymic output and for the relative ability of T lymphocytes to fight infection, tumors, and obesity -linked cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders  that may become important pathologies in the aging human population.
Transcription factors like Nfil3 are important components of this networked  age-related decline called immunosenescence that has the pathobiochemical signatures of SASP , ROS, mutation, epimutation and epigenetic gene expression pathologies.
Dr. Daniel J. Guerra Authentic Biochemistry Podcast Publication. 14 November 2020
References
Braz J Med Biol Res. 2019; 52(7): e8292
PLoS One. 2016; 11(6): e0157930
Experimental & Molecular Medicine volume 51, Article number: 80 (2019)

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