Table 2.
Antibody titers in serum and milka of dams during post natal period
Type of dams | Sample | PND | Anti-C. trachomatis MoPn ELISA titer |
Neutralizing titer | ||||||
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IgG | IgG1 | IgG2a | IgG2b | IgG3 | IgA | IgM | ||||
Immunizedb | Serum | 0c | 12,800 | 800 | 6,400 | 12,800 | 800 | 1,600 | <100 | 1,250 |
Serum | 7 | 12,800 | 800 | 6,400 | 12,800 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 400 | 1,250 | |
Serum | 18 | 12,800 | 1,600 | 12,800 | 6,400 | 1,600 | 3,200 | 100 | 1,250 | |
Sham-immunized | Serum | 0c | <100 | <100 | <100 | <100 | <100 | <100 | <100 | <100 |
Serum | 7 | 200 | 200 | <100 | <100 | <100 | 100 | <100 | <100 | |
Serum | 18 | 100 | 100 | <100 | <100 | <100 | 100 | 100 | <100 | |
Immunized | Milk | 0c | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
Milk | 7 | 6,400 | <100 | 6,400 | 3,200 | 100 | 25,600 | <100 | <10 | |
Milk | 18 | 3,200 | 200 | 3,200 | 3,200 | 200 | 25,600 | <100 | 50 | |
Sham-immunized | Milk | 0c | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
Milk | 7 | 100 | 100 | <100 | <100 | <100 | 100 | <100 | <10 | |
Milk | 18 | 100 | 100 | <100 | <100 | <100 | <100 | <100 | <10 |
Serum and milk samples were pooled from 5 to 6 dams.
Dams were immunized i.n. with 104 C. trachomatis MoPn IFU per mouse
Day before caging together with male mice.
ND = Not done