Table 6 IgG , IgM and C1q protein levels by quantitative dot blot in the ventricle of NHPs inoculated with BbN40

From: Cardiac involvement in non-human primates infected with the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi

Group

IgG

IgM

C1q

IS

2.92±0.24a

48.42±3.49b

1.16±0.02b

TISP-needle

3.66±0.25d

43.26±4.19c

0.57±0.04c

TISP-tick

3.01±0.14

36.65±6.34

0.52±0.04

  1. aMean (SD) density per 0.02 μg (IgG), 0.2 μg (IgM, C1q) of protein extract ( × 1/106).
  2. bThe P-value was <0.001 for group IS vs TISP.
  3. cThe P-value was <0.001 for group TISP-needle vs TISP-tick.
  4. dThe P-value was <0.001 for group TISP-needle vs IS.
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