Table 5

Cytokine levels for various peptide formulations by cocktail approach. Cytokine levels as measured for various peptide formulations generated by cocktail approach (The value represents the level of cytokines obtained from wells pulsed with the optimal antigen (peptides alone or in adjuvant systems) concentration which showed maximal T-cell stimulation index for mice primed with cocktail of peptides.

Strain→
H-2 Haplotypes
Cytokines (pg/ml)



Formulation↓
BALB/c
(H-2d)
CBA/J
(H-2k)


V3-gp41 Peptide
623 ± 53
504 ± 29
IFN-γ

440 ± 19
291 ± 38
IL-2

41 ± 8
35 ± 4
IL-4
V3-gp41 in Liposomes
1100 ± 101
992 ± 63
IFN-γ

487 ± 21
321 ± 28
IL-2

70 ± 14
30 ± 2
IL-4
V3-gp41 in ISCOMs
1543 ± 165
1312 ± 287
IFN-γ

511 ± 28
360 ± 14
IL-2

60 ± 20
42 ± 9
IL-4
V3-gp41: MA729 in Liposomes
1210 ± 84
1413 ± 152
IFN-γ

489 ± 31
392 ± 30
IL-2

58 ± 2
58 ± 6
IL-4
gp41 Peptide
589 ± 54
623 ± 82
IFN-γ

401 ± 16
368 ± 41
IL-2

62 ± 11
48 ± 21
IL-4
gp41 Peptide in Liposomes
891 ± 16
924 ± 72
IFN-γ

519 ± 2
400 ± 21
IL-2

18 ± 54
32 ± 11
IL-4
gp41 Peptide in ISCOMs
937 ± 20
1321 ± 91
IFN-γ

521 ± 9
500 ± 48
IL-2

61 ± 156
51 ± 4
IL-4
gp41 : MA729 in Liposomes
1230 ± 19
1601 ± 134
IFN-γ

620 ± 10
635 ± 178
IL-2

20 ± 71
40 ± 2
IL-4
p17 Peptide
453 ± 31
368 ± 28
IFN-γ

301 ± 31
371 ± 18
IL-2

16 ± 3
20 ± 4
IL-4
p17 Peptide in Liposomes
1211 ± 96
892 ± 44
IFN-γ

520 ± 25
421 ± 28
IL-2

65 ± 9
30 ± 5
IL-4
p17 Peptide in ISCOMs
1135 ± 157
1031 ± 45
IFN-γ

520 ± 25
423 ± 21
IL-2

45 ± 5
31 ± 8
IL-4
p17 : MA729 in Liposomes
933 ± 28
1214 ± 76
IFN-γ

581 ± 34
408 ± 16
IL-2

53 ± 8
55 ± 7
IL-4
p24 Peptide
411 ± 40
284 ± 33
IFN-γ

387 ± 22
258 ± 19
IL-2

48 ± 7
54 ± 9
IL-4
p24 Peptide in Liposomes
989 ± 107
1123 ± 49
IFN-γ

460 ± 42
270 ± 29
IL-2

55 ± 6
34 ± 9
IL-4
p24 Peptide in ISCOMs
1007 ± 129
1290 ± 121
IFN-γ

508 ± 16
689 ± 43
IL-2

49 ± 8
36 ± 2
IL-4
p24 : MA729 in Liposomes
1241 ± 68
1334 ± 59
IFN-γ

500 ± 24
621 ± 26
IL-2

52 ± 7
41 ± 4
IL-4

The value represents the level of cytokines obtained from wells pulsed with the optimal antigen concentration (peptides alone or in adjuvant systems) which showed maximal T-cell stimulation index for mice primed with cocktail of peptides.

Agrawal et al. Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2003 1:5   doi:10.1186/1476-8518-1-5

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