[Changes in immunologic and biochemical functions after a mission to a tropical forest].
A biochemical and immunological survey of a selected military group has been performed, before and after a jungle raid. Biochemical (total proteins, albumin, proteins electrophoresis, transferrin, haptoglobin, ceruloplasmin, orosomucoid, alpha-1 antitrypsin and alpha-2 macroglobin) and immunological (Ig G., Ig A., C 3c, C 4, specific antibodies against Leishmania) analysis of sera have been studied as well as the level of cellular immunity (Multitest scoring, macrophage cytotoxicity, interleukin-1 and prostaglandin E-2, macrophage production). The results show some modifications as a consequence of the work in tropical forest, particularly the tendency to some cellular immunity deficiency. This can be linked to several factors: nutritional balance, cutaneous infections, sustained physical activity and excessive sweating.
Institut Pasteur de la Guyane française, Cayenne.
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D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis; D005616:French Guiana; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000276:immunology; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis / Q000276:immunology; D008889:Military Personnel; D009752:Nutritional Status; D014330:Tropical Medicine
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan
Modification des fonctions immunologiques et biochimiques après une mission en forêt tropicale.