title: [The effects of kitchen air pollution on animals immune function].
abstract: The paper determined the activity of mitogenic response of T lymphocyte, NK cell activity and lymphocyte IL-2 production activity after the mice had been exposed to the polluted kitchen air. The results showed that these immune functions were inhibited in descending order in the mice exposed to pollutants from burning coal mixed with oily smoke.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Shanghai Medical University.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000818:Animals; D003031:Coal; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010938:Plant Oils; D012906:Smoke / Q000009:adverse effects; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D003031:Coal; D007376:Interleukin-2; D010938:Plant Oils; D012906:Smoke