Research Article

Helminth Products Potently Modulate Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Downregulating Neuroinflammation and Promoting a Suppressive Microenvironment

Table 1

TcES foster protection against EAE development.

TreatmentResolution (%)Average gradeMaximum gradeCDIAUC

EAE + BSA0%2 ± 0.93.59646
EAE + TcES0%0.6 ± 0.31.529.512.9

Resolution = percentage of mice in which disease resolved completely; average grade = average grade of disease of each group. Maximum grade = the peak clinical score for each group. CDI: cumulative disease index (calculated as the sum of all grades for each group); AUC: area under the curve. The data shown are representative of 4 independent experiments. Means and SEM were calculated for groups of mice. The difference between AUC and CDI were calculated by two-tailed ANOVA test and described by the following criteria: . All statistical comparisons were made against the control.