Table 1.
Summary of mice physiological parameters after 4 weeks of treatment.
| Parameters | WT (n = 8) |
LD (n = 8) |
WT + T (n = 8) |
LD + T (n = 8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC (× 106/mm3 ± SD) | 8.11 ± 2.2 | 7.48 ± 2.6 | 8.56 ± 2.8 | 8.78 ± 2.5 |
| WBC (× 103/mm3 ± SD) | 6.3 ± 1.9 | 6.8 ± 2.3 | 6.1 ± 2.4 | 6.4 ± 2.2 |
| HGB (g/L ± SD) | 142 ± 23 | 146 ± 27 | 147 ± 35 | 134 ± 39 |
| HTC (% ± SD) | 41.4 ± 6.5 | 43.2 ± 5.6 | 41.8 ± 5.8 | 41.9 ± 7.6 |
| MCV (fL ± SD) | 49.3 ± 7.5 | 49.3 ± 5.9 | 46.0 ± 6.7 | 49.4 ± 6.9 |
| MCH (pg ± SD) | 14.8 ± 5.9 | 13.4 ± 7.1 | 14.9 ± 5.8 | 14.6 ± 5.6 |
| MCHC (mmol/L ± SD) | 18.9 ± 4.2 | 18.9 ± 4.2 | 20.6 ± 4.3 | 20.0 ± 4.7 |
| Neutrophils (% ± SD) | 25.8 ± 6.8 | 29.6 ± 7.5 | 24.4 ± 6.7 | 24.5 ± 7.9 |
| Monocytes (% ± SD) | 1.9 ± 0.6 | 4.1 ± 0.5* | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 2.7 ± 0.3 |
| Lymphocytes ( % ±SD) | 66.3 ± 8.6 | 84.9 ± 7.5 | 74.7 ± 9.1 | 75.8 ± 8.2 |
| Platelets | Adequate | Adequate | Adequate | Adequate |
*
p < 0.01; HGB, hemoglobin; HTC, hematocrit; LD, mice infected with Borrelia burgdorferi (intradermal injection with 104 spirochetes/mouse); LD + T, mice infected with Borrelia burgdorferi (intradermal injection with 104 spirochetes/mouse) and fed with plant-based diet for 4 weeks; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCV, mean corpuscular volume, RBC, red blood cells; SD, standard deviation; WBC, white blood cells; WT; control mice; WT + T, control mice fed with plant-based diet for 4 weeks.