immuunsysteem CMV ageing
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention: In phase 2 of the study, the ten participants will receive the
seasonal influenza vaccination of 2016/2017.
Invasive procedures: One blood sample and one saliva sample will be collecte
drinking the start bolus of heavy water of circa 350 ml on day
0, followed by a daily dose of about 60 ml heavy water for 5 weeks.
Sponsors
RIVM
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: healthy elderly between 60 and 80 years old
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Immune related diseases (allergies, diabetes etc) - Medicine use (heart, kidney failure etc) - (A history of) cancer - Drugs or extensive alcohol use - Allergy for influenza vaccine - Sea- or motion sickness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The average production rate and lifetime of different T-cell populations after influenza vaccination in CMV-positive and CMV-negative elderly (phase 2). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Absolute numbers of different T-cell populations during the study period (both on base of phenotype markers as CMV-specific and influenza-specific T cells) (phase 2) - The presence/amount of CMV virus shedding in healthy individuals in saliva (phase 1) - The presence and level of CMV IgG antibodies (phase 1 and 2) - The presence/amount of CMV DNA and RNA in monocytes in CMV-positive individuals (phase 1) - Functionality of T cells against CMV (phase 1 and 2) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed