Figure 2.
Comparative analysis of the individual response to the nonmodified and the galactosylated T cell epitope in DR4 and huCII/DR4 mice. Recall in vitro response of lymph node cells from DR4 and huCII/DR4 mice immunized 10 days earlier with human CII. Cells were restimulated with either 10 or 50 μg/ml of the K264/270- or the Gal264-peptide. A ratio above 1 indicates a stronger response against the K264/270-peptide whereas a ratio below 1 indicates a stronger response to the Gal264-peptide. The response of individual DR4 mice was stronger to the K264-peptide whereas the responses of huCII/DR mice were stronger to the Gal264-peptide (Wilcoxon signed rank test).
