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. 2014 Jul 16;14:116. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-14-116

Table 2.

Sizes of vesicles and internalized particles

Animals Single NP Vesicle
 R V/P Cluster
 Vesicle
 R V/P Cluster
 Vesicle
 R V/P Cluster
 Vesicle
 R V/P
1 NP 2-5 NP 2-5 NP 6-10 NP 6-10 NP > 10 NP > 10 NP
OVA-allergic
 22.2 ± 1.4
 466 ± 64
 20.8 ± 2.5
 43.4 ± 2.3
 459 ± 53
 11.1 ± 1.2
 78.7 ± 3.3
 401 ± 38
 5.1 ± 0.4
 156 ± 9
 393 ± 25
 2.7 ± 0.2
 
 (n = 16)
  
 (n = 26)
  
 (n = 22)
  
 (n = 38)
  
Sham
 21.0 ± 0.7
 367 ± 38
 17.9 ± 1.9
 48.6 ± 3.3
 338 ± 41
 7.7 ± 1.3
 83.5 ± 6.5
 414 ± 34
 5.2 ± 0.5
 182 ± 19
 393 ± 32
 2.4 ± 0.2
 
 (n = 22)
  
 (n = 28)
  
 (n = 22)
  
 (n = 30)
  
Scnn1b-Tg
 21.5 ± 0.3
 435 ± 30
 20.5 ± 1.4
 47.9 ± 2.5
 393 ± 22
 9.4 ± 0.6
 74.0 ± 3.3
 366 ± 25
 5.3 ± 0.4
 149 ± 7*
 420 ± 19
 3.1 ± 0.2
 
 (n = 69)
  
 (n = 87)
  
 (n = 49)
  
 (n = 77)
  
WT
 22.5 ± 0.4
 543 ± 61
 24.5 ± 2.8
 50.4 ± 3.3
 451 ± 43
 10.3 ± 1.1
 79.1 ± 3.7
 404 ± 33
 5.3 ± 0.5
 188 ± 9
 460 ± 20
 2.7 ± 0.2
  (n = 46)   (n = 57)   (n = 34)   (n = 74)  

Data are presented as mean values ± SEM. *Significant difference to control group (P = 0.005); n = number of measurements (vesicle and enclosed AuNP). RV/P = ratio of vesicle to particle diameter.