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. 2011 Apr 29;6(4):e18885. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018885

Table 1. Summary of experimental design.

Experimental Design for data in Figure #2
Treatment Cohorts (n) Cardiac Allograft1 CSA Drug Therapy (Total Days)2 ImmunotherapyTh2.R (Day administered)3
1. n = 3 (Rejection Control) Y N N
2. n = 3 (Treatment Control) Y Y (28) N
3. n = 3 (Sub-optimal Drug Therapy) Y Y (18) N
4. n = 3 (Immunotherapy) Y N Y (0)
5. n = 3 (Immunotherapy) Y Y (18) Y (0)
1

Y = yes, N = no; DA donor hearts transplanted into BN recipient rats.

2

Cyclosporine (CSA) administered subcutaneously (10 mg/kg/day).

3

Th2.R = Th2 cells were generated from host BN CD4+ T cells.

4

Rapamycin (Rapa) administered i.p (1.5 mg/kg/day); CMC = carboxymethylcellulose.