Skip to main content

Table 3 IgE titers measured by P-K reaction against pollen in rats immunized three or four times

From: Elevated serum immunoglobulin E to Cryptomeria japonica pollen in rats exposed to diesel exhaust during fetal and neonatal periods

 

Immunized three times

Immunized four times

 

n

log2P-K IgE titers

n

log2 P-K IgE titers

Control

8

5.0 ± 1.0

8

6.0 ± 0.5

Total-C-C

8

7.5 ± 0.2

9

8.9 ± 0.2**

Filtered-C-C

8

7.4 ± 0.2

8

8.4 ± 0.3**

C-Total-C

8

5.6 ± 0.7

6

8.6 ± 0.3*

C-Filtered-C

7

5.4 ± 1.0

8

8.6 ± 0.3**

C-C-Total

7

2.0 ± 0.0

7

6.9 ± 0.1

C-C-Filtered

6

2.7 ± 0.4

6

5.8 ± 0.6

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. Testosterone and estrogen levels on day 4 were pooled serum from males. * Different from Control, p < 0.05; ** different from Control, p < 0.01