Figure 3
From: Smoking and nicotine exposure delay development of collagen-induced arthritis in mice
Reduction of serum type II collagen-specific and aCCP antibody levels after prolonged cigarette smoke exposure in mice with collagen-induced arthritis. Serum levels of autoantibodies to (a) collagen II and (b) anti-cyclic citrullinated peptides (aCCP) antibodies (n = 37), were measured on day 46 after first immunization using ELISA. Sera from two independent experiments were used. Data are presented as dot plots showing median and interquartile range. Mann-Whitney U test was used for statistical analysis.