Table 3 Changes in the levels of immunoglobulins and complement components.

	Concentration (mg/dl)
	Pre‐first	Post‐first	Pre‐second	Post‐second
IgG	1257 (173)	1225 (171)	1308 (182)	1242 (149.4)
IgA	214.4 (46)	208 (42.5)	222.9 (49.9)	208.7 (38.9)*
IgM	119.9 (23)	114.6 (22.9)*	121.7 (21.4)	115.2 (25.5)**
C3	102 (15)	99.1 (15.5)	106.4 (21.1)	98.2 (15.2)**
C4	21.9 (5.2)	20.7 (5.2)	22.3 (6.6)	20.8 (4.9)*

Ig, immunoglobulin.

Values are mean (SD), n = 7.

*p<0.05, **p<0.01, a significant difference compared with each pre‐value.