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Table 1 Association between IgM and IgG response and peritoneal lymphocyte subpopulations in rats immunized with sonicated antigens and LPS of the two serovars tested

From: Humoral immune response and changes in peritoneal cell populations in rats immunized against two Leptospira serovars; serovar patoc and serovar pyrogenes

Comparison

OD 450 nm of 1:100 serum dilution

Antibody titer

Significance*

Significance†

B1 cells with

R

P

r

P

LPS-Patoc IgM

-0.346

0.061

-0.202

0.284

LPS-Patoc IgG

-0.398

0.029

-0.312

0.093

LPS-Pyrogenes IgM

-0.822

< 0.001

-0.159

0.400

LPS-Pyrogenes IgG

-0.783

< 0.001

-0.918

< 0.001

B2 cells with

    

LPS-Patoc IgM

0.743

< 0.001

0.644

< 0.001

LPS-Patoc IgG

0.953

< 0.001

0.823

< 0.001

LPS-Pyrogenes IgM

0.641

< 0.001

0.513

0.004

LPS-Pyrogenes IgG

0.918

< 0.001

0.905

< 0.001

  1. n = 6; * Pierson correlation, † Spearman correlation
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BMC Immunology

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