TABLE 2.
High concentrations of tyvelose-specific MAbs protect MDCK cells from invasion by T. spiralis larvae
| Treatment
|
Damage to monolayer (mm2, 103)a
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Antibody | Concn (mg/ml) | Uninfected control | Infected |
| NRG | 1.0 | 8 ± 2 | 26 ± 7b |
| 16H | 1.0 | 7 ± 1 | 29 ± 7b |
| 18B | 1.0 | 6 ± 1 | 25 ± 4b |
| 9D | 1.0 | 5 ± 3 | 8 ± 2 |
| 0.5 | ND | 9 ± 3 | |
| 9E | 1.0 | 8 ± 2 | 7 ± 2 |
| 0.5 | ND | 10 ± 1 | |
| 18H | 1.0 | 7 ± 3 | 5 ± 1 |
| 0.5 | ND | 11 ± 3 | |
a
Mean ±1 SD; n = 3 or 4 monolayers. ND, not determined.
b
Mean significantly different from that of treatment-matched, uninfected control (P ≤ 0.01).