Francesco De Vito

Dr. Francesco De Vito

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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2 November 2020 in Vaccines
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Rossella CianciRossella Cianci
Rossella Cianci
Laura FranzaLaura Franza
Laura Franza
MMMaria Grazia Massaro
Maria Grazia Massaro
RBRaffaele Borriello
Raffaele Borriello
FVFrancesco De Vito
Francesco De Vito
GGGiovanni Gambassi
Giovanni Gambassi
Vaccinations are among the most effective medical procedures and have had an incredible impact on almost everyone’s life. One of the populations that can benefit the most from them are elderly people. Unfortunately, in this group, vaccines are less effective than in other groups, due to immunosenescence. The immune system ages like the whole body and becomes less effective in responding to infections and vaccinations. At the same time, immunosenescence also favors an inflammatory microenvironment, which is linked to many conditions typical of the geriatrics population. The microbiota is one of the key actors in modulating the immune response and, in this review, we discuss the current evidence on the role of microbiota in regulating the immune response to vaccines, particularly in elderly people.