Long-Term Provision of Acidified Drinking Water Fails to Influence Autoimmune Diabetes and Encephalomyelitis

Table 2

Lack of influence of acidified drinking water on EAE induction during various stages of life.

Treatment	MOG35-55 + CFA-12 weeks	MOG35-55 + CFA-18 weeks
Neutral water	2.3 ± 0.3 (3.0, 2.0, 2.0) ()	2.5 ± 0.5 (2.0, 3.0) ()
Acidic water	3.2 ± 1.25 (4.5, 2.0) ()	3.13 ± 0.69 (4.4, 3.0, 2.0) ()

Mean ± SE of clinical scores after 30 days of immunization is shown. Individual values and numbers of mice are shown in parentheses. values as determined using the unpaired two tailed Student’s t-test between 12- and 16-week time points in corresponding groups were and .