Effects of Air Pollution on Children's Nonspecific Immune Function
- VernacularTitle:大气污染对儿童非特异性免疫功能影响研究
- Author:
Wenjuan SUN
;
Shuhua XI
;
Lijie YE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Air pollution;
Secretory immunoglobulin A;
Saliva bacteriolytic enzyme
- From:
Journal of Environment and Health
1993;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of air pollution on children's nonspecific immune function,and find the sensitive indexes reflecting the earlier damages of human health induced by air pollution.Methods The data on air pollution were provided by Benxi and Shenyang environment protective bureaus. 300 children in grade 1 and grade 6,half for girls and half for boys were selected from area with slight air pollution and area with heavy air pollution in Shenyang and Benxi respectively by cluster sampling method.The contents of SIgA and the activities of bacteriolytic enzyme in saliva of children were measured by radioimmunoassay and agar spread assay respectively.Results The difference of the contents of saliva SIgA was observed in children in grade 1 between area with heavy air pollution(70.60 ?g/ml)and area with slight air pollution(97.77 ?g/ml),P
