The endogenous intoxication in workers exposed to lead

Abstract

The calculated indices such as leukocytic (LI), hematological (HI) and nuclear (NI) became the most commonly used in clinical practice to determine the endogenous intoxication. The aim of this study was to determine informativeness of the calculation methods for verification of the endogenous intoxication in workers depending on the content of lead in their blood. The calculated indices (nuclear, hematological and leukocyte) have been carried out in the blood of 146 workers exposure to lead, whose concentration in the air of the working area exceeded the maximum permissible concentration 1.4–1.8 times (study group) and 57 workers in the control group to study the parameters of endotoxemia. The index of reaction of a systemic response, sensitization index, an index of ratio between neutrophils and lymphocytes (IRNL) and an index of ratio between lymphocytes and eosinophils (IRLE) have been carried out in the blood sample of all workers to indicate the state of antitoxic adaptogenic system. The increase in Pb-K accompanied by statistically significant increase in the calculated indices of endogenous intoxication were detected for workers exposed lead. The endogenous intoxication characterized by changes in the calculated index leukocytic (LI), hematological (HI) and nuclear (NI) has been detected in workers exposed lead.