目的连续1年动态观察低浓度苯作业工人外周血T细胞亚群及外周血细胞水平,探索苯暴露后T细胞功能受损与苯致造血功能损伤的关系。方法选取广州某涂料厂新人苯作业车间工人88人(男58人,女30人,年龄18—22岁)为观察组,每4个月检测1次外周血T淋巴细胞亚群相对百分比及外周血细胞计数,共检测4次,同时检测车间工人作业点苯浓度。非苯作业车间工人88人作为对照组,男58人,女30人,年龄18~25岁。结果第1次和第2次检测苯接触工人外周血细胞计数无明显改变,第3、4次检测WBC[(6.4±3.0)×109/L、(6.3±2.7)×109/L]下降,第4次检测PLT[(179±74)×109/L]下降,与对照组[WBC:(7.3±3.0)×109/L,PLT:(189±70)×109/L]比较,差异均有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。第3次检测观察组外周血CD3+T细胞百分比上升,第2、3、4次检测观察组外周血T细胞百分比[(50.77%±11.05%)、(45.40%±9.41%)、(41.27%±10.62%)]逐渐下降,CD8+T细胞百分比[(46.07%±10.18%)、(50.36%±10.62%)、(56.40%±9.41%)]逐渐上升,与对照组[CD4+:(54.29%±12.78%),CD8+:(37.25%±12.30%)]比较,差异均有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。结论低浓度苯作业工人T淋巴细胞亚群的改变早于血液系统的改变。
Objective To observe the T cell subsets and blood cells in the peripheral blood of workers exposed to low levels of benzene for one year, and to investigate the relationship between T cell function impairment and benzene-induced hematopoietic injury after benzene exposure. Methods Eighty-eight workers (58 males and 30 females, aged 18-22 years) who just began to work in the workshop of a paint factory with exposure to benzene in Guangzbeu, China were assigned to experimental group, and 88 workers (58 males and 30 females, aged 18-25 years) who worked in the workshop without exposure to benzene were selected as controls. The blood samples of the workers were examined once every 4 months to measure the percentages of peripheral T cell subsets and peripheral blood cell counts in the one-year study. The benzene concentrations at operation points were also measured. Results The peripheral blood cell counts in the benzene-exposed workers had no significant changes in the first and second examinations; the white blood cell (WBC) counts in the experimental group in the third and fourth examinations were significantly lower than that in the control group [(6.4±3.0) ×109/L and (6.3±2.7)×109/L vs (7.3±3.0)×109/L, P〈0.05], and the platelet (PLT) count in the experimental group in the fourth examination was also significantly lower than that in the control group [(179±74) ×109/L vs (189±70)×109/L, P〈0.05]. Compared with those in the control group (CD4+: 54.29±12.78%, CD8+: 37.25±12.30% ), the percentage of CD3 + T cells in the experimental group increased in the third examination; the percentage of CD4+ T cells in the experimental group decreased continuously in the second, third, and fourth examinations (50.77±11.05%, 45.40±9.41%, and 41.27±10.62%), while the percentage of CD8+ T cells in the experimental group kept increasing (46.07±10.18%, 50.36±10.62%, and 56.40±9.41%) (P〈0.05). Conclusion The change in T cell subsets precedes that i