Journal: Vaccine
Article Title: Effective immunotherapy against canine visceral leishmaniasis with the FML-vaccine
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.11.039
Figure Lengend Snippet: Evolution of anti-FML antibodies and intradermal reaction in infected asymptomatic dogs submitted to immunotherapy and the FML-vaccine. Total IgG (A), IgG1 and IgG2 anti-FML antibodies (B) and the intradermal reaction to L. donovani freeze–thawed promastigote lysate (C) of 21 dogs with canine visceral leishmaniasis from an endemic area, treated with three vaccine doses and the first annual booster of the FML-vaccine when FML-seropositive but completely asymptomatic. The results represent the mean and standard deviation. Total IgG (D) and IgG1 and IgG2 anti-FML-antibodies (E) of 45 control dogs, seropositive to FML and asymptomatic, from an endemic area, that did not receive any treatment. All animals were monitored for a 22 months period. The percent of obits due to canine visceral leishmaniasis and of symptomatic cases were recorded until the end of 22 months, both in the vaccinated and in the control group (F).
Article Snippet: At this time 2 μl of the FITC-labeled mouse anti-human-CD21 (Mouse-IgG1-clone IOB1a) monoclonal antibody (Immunotech Co. Marseille, France) was used in a direct immunofluorescence procedure.
Techniques: Infection, Standard Deviation