title: [Effect of coal-burning air pollution on children immune function].
abstract: Study of effect of coal-burning air pollution on children immunity function was hold in Taiyuan city which is one of typical coal-burning air pollution city in China. The children of grade 4-5 who dwell more than 3 years were screened in three different pollution areas. The test includes the observation on the T lymphocyte subpopulations classes (CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+), saliva lysozyme contents and immunoglobulin content. The results showed that the contents of saliva lysozyme and immunoglobulin were lower than those in control area respectively(P < 0.05), and T lymphocyte subpopulations class (the percent ages of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+) had the same trend, but it was not marked. The results suggested that coal-burning air pollution could affect children by nonspecific immunity and sap immunity. The effect on cell immunity was not marked.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Health and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing, 100050, China.
authors.forename: Yinlong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Yibin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Hanzhang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chihong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects; D003031:Coal; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009113:Muramidase / Q000378:metabolism; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism; D012906:Smoke / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D003031:Coal; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D012906:Smoke; D009113:Muramidase