Table 2.
Group | Vaccine/adjuvant | Drug |
---|---|---|
Infected Untreated | None | None |
Low dose E6020 | 5 µg E6020 SE | None |
High dose E6020 | 25 µg E6020 SE | None |
Low dose BZN | None | 25 mg/kg orally for 7 days |
High dose BZN (curative) | None | 100 mg/kg orally for 7 days |
Low dose vaccine | 25 µg Tc24-C4 + 5 µg E6020 SE | None |
High dose vaccine | 100 µg Tc24-C4 + 25 µg E6020 SE | None |
Low dose vaccine + BZN | 25 µg Tc24-C4 + 5 µg E6020 SE | 25 mg/kg orally for 7 days |
High dose vaccine + BZN | 100 µg Tc24-C4 + 25 µg E6020 SE | 25 mg/kg orally for 7 days |
All mice were infected with 500 T. cruzi H1 by intraperitoneal injection. Treated mice were prime-immunized subcutaneously on day 7 and boosted at day 14 post-infection. BZN was administered by oral administration once daily beginning 7 days post-infection.