[The functional characteristics of the immune system, of lipid peroxidation and of the endogenous antioxidant system in miners working in deep coal mines].
A study was made of the condition of the immune status and lipid peroxidation in 77 essentially healthy underground miners of a coal mine that showed a decline in cellular as well as humoral links of immunity and increase in amounts of circulating immune complexes. Moreover, the miners exhibited a rise in conjugated dienes, malonic dialdehyde, and catalase. The workers were divided into groups depending on how difficult were jobs they were assigned to. A relatedness was found out of enhancement of processes of lipid peroxidation and activity of antienzymatic defence to strenuousness of work performed.
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D000328:Adult; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D003032:Coal Mining; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014455:Ukraine
D000975:Antioxidants