title: [Immunity and health: the accelerated aging of immune system in veterans of extra risk divisions].
abstract: This article presents the data about state of health and immunity in veterans of extra risk divisions. The increased morbidity and immunity infringement in the remote terms after nuclear tests, and also while liquidation of consequences of radiating failures on nuclear submarines are shown. Changes of humoral factors of nonspecific protection, concentration of immunoglobulinums, in blood whey, a sensitization of lymphocytes to respiratory viruses, humoral and cellular autoimmune shifts are registered. Some of the revealed changes (complement, lysozyme, concentration of immunoglobulinums) are a consequence of advanced age and accompanying diseases in the people surveyed, and others (autoimmune shifts, a sensitization to respiratory viruses) can be connected with carrying out of tests of the nuclear weapon. Some of immunological changes are apparently a consequence of joined actions of radiating and not radiating factors. Among the last ones stress plays the essential role. For the characteristic of a state of health in 20-40 years after carrying out nuclear tests and possible radiating influence the estimation of autoimmune changes has a great value. The important role of such changes in morbidity of veterans of extra risk divisions is shown.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Puchkova
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Alishev
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Drabkin
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Shubik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015551:Autoimmunity / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005790:General Adaptation Syndrome / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000528:radiation effects*; D056724:Immunity, Humoral / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007121:Immunocompetence / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011870:Radiologic Health; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology; D058014:Veterans Health