Popliteal lymph node cell proliferative responses after nasal matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) peptide administration prior to (left) or after (right) adjuvant arthritis (AA) induction

Copyright information:Taken from "Successful immunotherapy with matrix metalloproteinase-derived peptides in adjuvant arthritis depends on the timing of peptide administration"Arthritis Research 2002;4(4):R2-R2.Published online 7 May 2002PMCID:PMC125294.Copyright © 2002 Wagner et al., licensee BioMed Central Ltd Responses were measured 35 days after AA induction. The irrelevant peptides used were MBP or ovalbumin peptide, OVA. Data are expressed as the mean stimulation index (SI) of three or four organs ± standard error of the mean. < 0.05.