Table 2. Summary of in vivo studies.
Groupa | Induction antigen | Incidence of diseaseb | Mean maximal score ± SEM |
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In vivo Study I | |||
PBS | MOG | 6/6 | 4.00 ± 0.18 |
PLP-BPI | MOG | 6/6 | 3.00 ± 0.47 |
MOG-BPI | MOG | 6/6 | 2.25 ± 0.46 |
PBS | PLP | 6/6 | 1.67 ± 0.59 |
MOG-BPI | PLP | 6/6 | 1.50 ± 0.53 |
In vivo Study II | |||
PBS | MOG | 12/12 | 3.58 ± 0.24 |
MOG | MOG | 5/6 | 2.42 ± 0.52 |
MOG-BPI | MOG | 5/5 | 2.20 ± 0.31 |
MVBMOG/PLP | MOG | 4/12 | 0.88 ± 0.49 |
In vivo Study III | |||
PBS | PLP | 6/6 | 1.67 ± 0.59 |
MVBMOG/PLP | PLP | 3/6 | 0.58 ± 0.27 |
All injections were administered s.c. at 100 nmol (100 μl PBS) on days 4, 7, and 10.
Incidence of disease was defined as a disease score of 1 or higher.