Antibody contributes to heterosubtypic protection against influenza A-induced tachypnea in cotton rats-5

E animals were challenged with A/Wuhan/95 (H3N2) after receipt of H1N1-immune sera. The best fit line and 95% confidence intervals are displayed in the figure. The Spearman's correlation coefficient was -0.71 (p < 0.02). Percent protection from tachypnea for groups of animals that received immune sera before H3N2 challenge is shown in B. These groups included animals that did not receive serum, or groups that received from naïve, H1N1-immune or H3N2-immune animals. The mean protection was calculated using results from animals that had HAI titer ≥ 40 following serum transfer. Results are also shown for control groups that were immune to the homotypic or heterosubtypic virus at the time of challenge. Percent protection of different groups were compared by Mann-Whitney test, with statistical significant differences (p < 0.05) with the group experiencing primary infection in the absence of immune serum marked with a *.<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Antibody contributes to heterosubtypic protection against influenza A-induced tachypnea in cotton rats"</p><p>http://www.virologyj.com/content/5/1/44</p><p>Virology Journal 2008;5():44-44.</p><p>Published online 20 Mar 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2288601.</p><p>