Table 3.

Cytokine production by splenocyte^a cultures from immunized BALB/c mice.

Group	Cytokine production (pg/mL)b
	IFN-y	IL-4	IL-10
PBS	55.95 ± 11.7	38.8 ± 7.44	39.51 ± 7.01
pEGFP-Cl	51.87 ± 11.6	37.67 ± 9.27	38 ± 8.15
pSAG4	510.32 ± 71.97∗	40.35 ± 6.94	41.66 ± 6.65
pepetide	484.73 ± 99.57∗	39.34 ± 7.5	37.44 ± 7.02
p S AG4/peptide	726.03 ± 103.98∗ #	43.32 ± 7.61	40.58 ± 7.6

^aSplenocytes from four mice per group 2 weeks after the final immunization. ^bValues for IFN-γ at 96 h, IL-4 at 24 h, IL-10 at 72 h are expressed as mean ± SD. ^∗Compared with PBS or pEGFP-C1 group, p < 0.05. ^#Compared with pSAG4 or peptide, p < 0.05.