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Table 2 Cytokine levels in lung homogenates from mice intranasally infected with mouse pneumonitis (MoPn) a

From: Chlamydia trachomatis Mouse Pneumonitis Lung Infection in IL-18 and IL-12 Knockout Mice: IL-12 Is Dominant over IL-18 for Protective Immunity

 

IFNγ (u/ml)

IL-12 (pg/ml)

IL-18 (pg/ml)

IL-10 (pg/ml)

Wild type

43 ± 11

3910 ± 890

3650 ± 680

415 ± 41

IL-12KO

13 ± 1b

NDc

3300 ± 810

544 ± 84

IL-18KO

17 ± 2b

3618 ± 879

NDc

433 ± 37

  1. aValues are means ± standard deviations from 4 to 9 mice each group at day 10 postinfection. bSignificantly different (p < 0.05), compared with those in wild type (WT) mice. cnot detectable. IFN-γ, interferon-γ; IL, interleukin; KO, knockout.
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Molecular Medicine

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