Table 1.

Superiority of the F3 peptide domains over the NH36 vaccine in prophylaxis against L. amazonensis infection.

Variable	F3	NH36	Enrichment (%)
IDR 48 h after challenge	0.290	0.210	27.58
INF-γ in supernatants	1888.85	1510.15	20.04
TNF-α in supernatants	322.47	284.95	11.64
Reduction of parasite load L. amazonensis	16.60	1.156	93.03
Mean + SD			40.40 + 27.77

Calculation was performed according to the following equation = (F3 − NH36/F3) values × 100 = protective effect increment.