<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Merr. suppresses the induction and progression of autoimmune arthritis by modulating immune response to heat-shock protein 65"</p><p>http://arthritis-research.com/content/9/4/R70</p><p>Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007;9(4):R70-R70.</p><p>Published online 23 Jul 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC2206370.</p><p></p> LNC culture supernatant and sera were obtained from Celastrus-fed and Water-fed rats as described in Materials and methods. The level of NO in these samples was determined by a colorimetric assay. The results are presented as μM (mean + standard error of the mean). The level of NO secreted into the culture supernate following mycobacterial hsp65 (Bhsp65) restimulation of LNCs of Celastrus-fed rats was significantly (**< 0.005, *< 0.05) lower than that of water-fed rats on days 16 and 24 following H37Ra (Mtb) immunization (a). The levels of NO in sera of Celastrus-fed rats was significantly (**< 0.01, *< 0.05) decreased at days 16 and 24 compared to those of water-fed rats (b). However, the levels of NO in sera of both these Mtb-immunized groups of rats were higher (++< 0.01, +< 0.05) compared to those of naïve sera. In each section, some of the error bars are too small to be detected
