TABLE 1

Visual Uptake and Mean Colon Uptake Ratios of SPECT

Experimental protocolDonor-acceptor*No. of miceSpleen cell typeAntibodyVisual uptakeUptake ratio
1NaCl–NaCl5Total+0.29 ± 0.03
1TNBS–NaCl5Total±0.22 ± 0.04
1NaCl–TNBS5Total±0.22 ± 0.04
1TNBS–TNBS6Total++0.51 ± 0.03
2NaCl–NaCl2CD4+0.11
2TNBS–NaCl2CD4+±0.25
2NaCl–TNBS3CD4+±0.23
2TNBS–TNBS2CD4++1.18
3TNBS–TNBS5CD4+Control++0.72 ± 0.14
3TNBS–TNBS5CD4+Anti-α4+0.33 ± 0.03
  • * NaCl represents physiologic saline.

  • Radioactivity uptake: −, no uptake (equal to background); ±, equivocal uptake (higher than background but lower than bone marrow uptake); +, positive uptake (equal to bone marrow uptake); ++, manifest uptake (higher than bone marrow uptake).