Figure 8.

Cytokine profiles in the supernatants of lymphocytes from infected mice with the peptides (IFN-γ and IL-2 cytokines represented in A, B respectively). The supernatants obtained from the lymphoproliferation after 72 h of incubation with the peptides were analyzed for cytokine levels by ELISA. The supernatant from the lymphocytes cultivated in the absence of any kind of stimulus (Lymphocytes) was used as a negative control and the supernatant from the lymphocytes cultivated with Concanavalin A was used as a positive control (ConA). The data shown are from two independent experiments. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post-test and confirmed by “t” test, where ****p < 0.0001 in comparison to supernatant from the lymphocytes without stimulus (Lymphocytes).