Figure 1.
Scheme of proliferation and/or inhibition of PBMCs assays. PBMCs from the study subjects were cultured with different combinations of peptides or/and olive-pollen extract (Olea) as indicate the figure, for 6 days, in order to determine: the proliferative response (a), reversion of the response (b) or inhibition response (c). Three different combinations of peptides were used: peptides 2 and 3 (immunoregulatory region); peptides 10, 12, and 13 (immunodominant region), and both groups of peptides. After 6 days of stimulation, proliferative response was measured. Also, supernatants (SN) were collected for a subsequent study of cytokine secretion.