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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 15, 2003; 9(7): 1607-1610
Published online Jul 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i7.1607
Table 1 Immune functions of mice in various groups (¯x ± s)
GroupWeek 1Week 2Week 4Week 6
T cell transformation indices (SI)
Group 11.95 ± 0.162.19 ± 0.182.28 ± 0.192.35 ± 0.20
Group 22.10 ± 0.192.13 ± 0.212.42 ± 0.232.27 ± 0.22
Group 31.83 ± 0.171.77 ± 0.181.58 ± 0.151.01 ± 0.10d
Group 41.92 ± 0.191.82 ± 0.161.63 ± 0.171.43 ± 0.13a
B cell transformation indices (SI)
Group 12.57 ± 0.222.35 ± 0.232.76 ± 0.242.87 ± 0.26
Group 22.49 ± 0.242.33 ± 0.262.82 ± 0.282.59 ± 0.29
Group 32.54 ± 0.232.48 ± 0.242.20 ± 0.221.49 ± 0.12d
Group 42.60 ± 0.222.51 ± 0.212.43 ± 0.262.11 ± 0.20a
NK activity (90)
Group 18.66 ± 0.7811.21 ± 0.9914.22 ± 1.22b18.62 ± 1.14c
Group 28.96 ± 0.9111.39 ± 1.1213.75 ± 1.0317.99 ± 1.36
Group 38.12 ± 0.817.63 ± 0.746.75 ± 0.624.17 ± 0.52d
Group 48.00 ± 0.737.61 ± 0.836.97 ± 0.626.24 ± 0.63a