Table 2.
Serum levels of IFN-γ
Days after staphylococcal inoculation | |||
IL-12 status | 2 | 7 | 20 |
IL-12+/+ | 12 ± 5 | 764 ± 288 | 444 ± 170 |
IL-12-/- | 46 ± 17 | 208 ± 83 | 269 ± 114 |
Serum levels of IFN-γ in IL-12-deficient mice (day 2, n = 5; day 7, n = 5; day 20, n = 9) and wild-type controls (day 2, n = 5; day 7, n = 6; day 20, n = 16) after intravenous inoculation of 1 × 107 staphylococci/mouse. Values are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean (units/ml).