Table 3. Relationship between cytokine production and cytotoxicity.
BCG strain | Variable | In vitro stimulation with BCG Japanese 172 IFN-γ:IL-5 ratio | BCG-specific kill percentage* | H37Rv-specific kill percentage* |
---|---|---|---|---|
JPC | TOOL-Big | 45 | 25 | 17 |
JPC | TOOL-Bio | 695 | 18 | 4 |
Del DID | Age | 34 | 15 | 14 |
DID | Age/Strain | 18 | 17 | 9 |
JID | Strain | 16 | 21 | 16 |
Antigen-specific kill for 3:1 E:T ratio.