Figure 5.

Inhibition of CII-specific antibody production in arthritis mice with LF-treated dendritic cells. Blood was taken 40 days after arthritis onset and serum levels of anti-type II collagen (anti-CII) immunoglobulin were determined using sandwich ELISA. Results show average levels of antibody expressed as the optical density for experimental and control groups (n = 6 per group/experiment). P < 0.05 versus the control DC-treated group. KLH, keyhole limpet hemocyanin.