Figure 3

Serum IDO activity is higher in South African compared to UK adults. A) Serum IDO activity was measured in serum using LC-MS to quantity L-Trp and L-Kyn in participant serum. The ratio of L-Trp/L-Kyn gives a measure of IDO enzyme activity in host serum. B) IDO activity was assessed in serum from UK and South African adults at baseline (pre-vaccination, week 0) and 1 week following immunisation with MVA85A. Mann Whitney was used for comparison between groups (*P < .05).