[Expression of membrane and intracellular markers in workers exposed to phenols]

The authors evaluated influence of phenol, o-cresol, m-cresol and p-cresol on cellular immunity in apparatus operators engaged into chemical production. Detection covered significant membrane and intracellular markers characterizing peculiarities of cellular immune reactions in contamination with phenols (CD4+ deficit, hyperproduction of FoxP3 and CD25+).