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. 2016 Jun 3;9:317. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1598-y

Table 4.

Correlation between IFN-γ concentration after LSA stimulation and the level of antibodies, blood parasitemia and cytokine production

Parameter (units) Spearman’s correlation coefficient (rS) P-value
L. infantum specific antibody levels (EU) -0.391 0.002
Blood parasitemia (parasites/ml) -0.413 0.001
IFN-γ concentration after ConA stimulation (pg/ml) 0.311 0.016
IL-10 concentration after LSA stimulation (pg/ml) 0.585 < 0.0001
IL-10 concentration after ConA stimulation (pg/ml) -0.81 0.562

Abbreviations: LSA L. infantum soluble antigen, ConA concavalin A