CD4+ and CD8+ memory T cell subsets, monocytes, and NK cells

Recipient age is associated with CD4+ and CD8+ memory T cell subsets, monocytes, and NK cells in humans.

“increasing recipient age was associated with increases in CD4+ and CD8+ memory T cell subsets, monocytes, and NK cells.”

HumansHeart transplant recipients receiving immunosuppressioncirculating immune cellsn = 40

Aging under immunosuppression reshapes human immune compartments and lowers clinical alloreactivity after heart transplantation

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)·26 Feb 2026Preprint