대입 재수생의 면역기능에 대한 연구

The Study of Immune Function in the Repeaters of College Entrance Examination

The authors examined the immune function of 18 college entrance -exam repeater group (experimental group) who are considered to experience psychological stress, comparing with university student group (control group) who are not subjected to such condition . We measured the numbers and ratio of T - cell subsets (including T4 and Tg) as well as B - cell and total lymphocyte count in both groups . In comparing the experimental group with the control group , the former showed increased numbers of leukocyte , total lymphocyte , T - lymphocyte and B -lymphocyte , but significant difference was not found in the percentage of B -lymphocyte , T spercentage , and T4/ T8 ratio . But there was decrease in the percentage of T - lymphocyte and T4 in the experimental group . As was shown in there sults of the study, we comflrmed partially the change of immune function , especially decrease of cell- mediatedimmunity , which maybe the results of psycholo gical stress as sociated with examination . In our opinion , further studies should focuse on the elucidation of whether these findings observedin our research are adirect effect of psychological stress or other attributable variables are involved . More over , the clinical implications of change of immune function in this study should be clarified in the subsequent study. For this purpose , qualitative immunologic tests as well as neurondocrinologic tests should be included in the future studies.