Laboratory Medicine ›› 2016, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 189-194.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2016.03.009

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Influence of military stress on immune function among recruits

AN Liyun, WANG Fukun, JIA Keran, LIU Yanli, TANG Fei, WANG Xianling, LI Fang   

  1. Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050082,Hebei,China
  • Received:2015-06-11 Online:2016-03-30 Published:2016-04-08

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the changes of cellular immunity and humoral immunity among recruits before and after military training. Methods A total of 60 recruits participated military training in enlisted military training base, and the symptom checklists(SCL-90) were used to scale their psychological symptoms before and after military training, respectively. Their serum immunoglobulin and complement function were determined, and natural killer(NK) cell, B lymphocyte, CD4+ T lymphocyte, CD8+ T lymphocyte, interleukin 2(IL-2) and interleukin 10(IL-10) levels were determined. Results The SCL-90 total score,somatization, depression and paranoia score after military training increased significantly than those before military training(P<0.05). The levels of serum IgG, IgA and IgM, B lymphocyte, NK cell ,peripheral blood CD4+ T lymphocyte, CD8+ T lymphocyte and CD4+/CD8+ ratio decreased significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The level of peripheral blood IL-2 decreased after military training(P<0.05), and the level of peripheral blood IL-10 increased significantly (P<0.05). The helper T lymphocyte(Th)1/Th2 ratio after military training was significantly higher than that before military training(P<0.05). ConclusionsMilitary stress can cause body's immune dysfunction among recruits.

Key words: Humoral immunity, Cellular immunity, Stress, Psychology, Recruit

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