immunological memory maintenance of immune cells
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elective hip or knee replacement surgery, older than 55 years of age
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (Pathological) fracture as surgery indication, chronic infection, daily use of immuno-modulatory drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The average turnover of different immune cell subsets in bone marrow of healthy human adults during homeostasis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - The average turnover and lifespan of antigen-specific T cell subsets in bone marrow and paired blood; - The phenotype of immune cells in bone marrow and paired blood based on flow cytometric markers (percentage positive and mean fluorescence intensity). - The function of immune cells in bone marrow and paired blood based on in vitro stimulation assays, e.g. in IFN-g or TNF-a production. - Concentration of factors in plasma and bone marrow and paired blood that can influence leukocyte dynamics, such as growth and survival factors, infection parameters, and viral factors. - Comparison of the T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire between blood and bone marrow; - Determination of the phenotype of adaptive NK cells in blood and bone marrow using scATAC-seq. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed