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[Changes of immune function and nutrition state in pelagic fishermen]
Hui-jun Wang1, Guo-an Fang, Wen-xi Yang
1Zhoushan People's Hospital, Zhejiang Province 316004, China.
Objective:
To investigate the effects of long time cruising on fishermen' immune function and nutrition state.
Methods:
Thirty-two fishermen's lymphocyte subsets, immunoglobulin, alexin, prealbumin, albumin, blood fat, hemoglobin serum iron, transferrin were tested before and after cruising.
Results:
The expression of CD-19 was significantly higher after cruising (P < 0.001) while other cell immune functions were not significantly changed. After cruising, the immunoglobulin IgG, IgA, alexin C3, B, prealbumin, albumin, transferrin were higher than before cruising (P < 0.001). HDL-C was higher (P < 0.05); Apo-B, and serum iron were lower (P < 0.01).
Conclusion:
The cruising fishermen' immune function is changed significantly; the nutrition state is good, but the serum iron is insufficient and in subclinical state.
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