Table 1.
Delayed-type hypersensitivity responses of naïve and Mycobacterium tuberculosis/incomplete Freund's adjuvant(IFA)-immunized rats
Ear swelling (mm/100) ± SEMa | |||
M. tuberculosis/IFA-immunized | M. tuberculosis/IFA-immunized | ||
Tested peptide | Naïve (n = 3) | day 20 (n = 5) | day 27 (n = 3–4) |
OVA323–339 | 3.3 ± 1.3 | 3.4 ± 2.4 | ND |
MMP-3444–458 | 3.3 ± 4.6 | 30.0 ± 1.3***,† | 14.0 ± 1.7*,‡ |
MMP-10329–343 | 3 ± 1.5 | 17.2 ± 3.6**,† | 12.0 ± 2.3* |
MMP-16539–553 | -0.7 ± 0.9 | 11.4 ± 1.6**,† | 16.3 ± 3.2* |
MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; OVA323–339, ovalbumin peptide. a Mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM) difference in ear swelling between the PBS-treated ear and the peptide-treated ear. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 difference between PBS-treated ear and the peptide-treated ear (Student's t test); †P < 0.05 difference between the M. tuberculosis/IFA-immunized group and the naïve group (Mann–Whitney test); ‡P < 0.05 difference between the M. tuberculosis/IFA-immunized group at day 20 and at day 27 (Mann–Whitney test). ND, not determined.