The immune function injury and its mechanism in drug abuser

The immune function injury and its mechanism in drug abuser

Objective:To explore the immune function injury and its mechanism in drug abuser.Methods:The immune function changes in 50 drug abusers were compared with normal healthy populations by detection of the indexes of subgroups of Th cells,transformation rate of lymphocytes,IgA,IgM,IgG,IgE,compliment C3,C4,IL-1,Il-2,IL-6 TNF and NO.Result:In peripheral blood the percentage of Th1 cell,transformation rate of lymphocyte,IgA,IgM,IgG,IgE content,compliment C4,C4,IL-1,IL-2,IL-6,and TNF levels were significantly lower than normal (P&;lt;).01).The value of Th1/Th2 was lower than normal as well(P&;lt;0.05).NO content was significantly higher than normal (P&;lt;0.001).Conclusion:The mechanism of immune function injury in drug abuser might be correlative to direct injury of drugs and their inhibition effect on the thymus-hypothalamus-hypophysis-adrenal axis.