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. 2000 Feb;68(2):672–679. doi: 10.1128/iai.68.2.672-679.2000

TABLE 5.

Detection of IL-5 in sera from intranasally immunized micea

Expt no. Serum sample IL-5 (U/ml)
1 Control (naive)  NDb
Immune 3.88
2 Control ND
Immune 4.44
a

Sera from mice intranasally immunized with 250 μg of TT plus 10 μg of CT (days 0 and 7) were assayed for IL-4, IL-5, and IFN-γ by ELISA. Significant levels of IL-5, but not IL-4 or IFN-γ, were detected. Sera from animals (n = 5) were pooled. 

b

ND, not detected. The detection limit was 0.39 U/ml.