Fig. 5

PBMC proliferation of human subjects. a PBMCs of EN, MF and CP stimulated with CoA (5 μg/ml) or Bm-TPP (10 μg/ml); b PBMCs stimulated with CoA (5 μg/ml) or BmAF-Myo (10μg/ml); c CoA (5 μg/ml) or Wol Tl IF-1 (20 μg/ml) stimulated PBMCs; d EN, MF and CP clinical samples’ PBMC stimulated with CoA (5 μg/ml) or wBm-LigA (10 μg/ml). Proliferation was assessed as stimulation index (SI) by MTT assay. Data are from one of the three similar experiments and summarized as mean + standard deviation (n = 5). Groups were compared using Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA and the significance of the differences in mean ranks between groups was assessed by Mann-Whitney U test. ^* P < 0.05; ^** P < 0.01; ^*** P < 0.001