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. 2011 Dec 22;6(12):e28279. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028279

Table 2. Immune response pathways in animals housed in different environments at day 5, 28 and 56.

Regulatory processes/Immune response P-Value Sign.* Total**
OIs vs InIs Day 5 13 34
Immune response_Alternative complement pathway 6.732E-06 11 26
Immune response_Antigen presentation by MHC class I 0.00001 11 34
Immune response_Antiviral actions of Interferons 0.00020 12 43
Immune response_Lectin induced complement pathway 0.00050 12 45
Immune response_Classical complement pathway 0.00078 8 24
Immune response_IFN alpha/beta signaling pathway 0.00123 12 59
Chemotaxis_Leukocyte chemotaxis 0.00883 8 33
Immune response_IL-22 signaling pathway 0.01076 6 22
Immune response_IL-23 signaling pathway 0.01474 7 31
Immune response_MIF - the neuroendocrine-macrophage connector 0.02441 7 31
* Immune response_Th17 cell differentiation 0.02441 9 48
Immune response _Immunological synapse formation 0.03588 5 20
Neurophysiological process_PGE2-induced pain processing 0.03650 8 41
Apoptosis and survival_Lymphotoxin-beta receptor signaling 0.03775 7 34
Immune response_TCR and CD28 co-stimulation in activation of NF-kB 0.03897 6 28
Immune response_HTR2A-induced activation of cPLA2 0.04569 13 34
OIs vs InIs Day 28
Immune response_IL-3 activation and signaling pathway 0.01165 5 30
Immune response_Antigen presentation by MHC class II 0.01260 3 11
Immune response_Role of the Membrane attack complex in cell survival 0.02715 4 25
OIs vs InIs Day 56
Immune response_ICOS pathway in T-helper cell 0.00129 8 37
Immune response_Antigen presentation by MHC class II 0.00303 4 11
Immune response_NFAT in immune response 0.00304 8 42
Immune response_Antigen presentation by MHC class I 0.00372 6 26
Immune response_NF-AT signaling and leukocyte interactions 0.00667 7 38
Immune response _CCR3 signaling in eosinophils 0.00798 9 59
Immune response_TCR and CD28 co-stimulation in activation of NF-kB 0.01453 6 34
Chemotaxis_Lipoxin inhibitory action on fMLP-induced neutrophil chemotaxis 0.01453 6 34
Chemotaxis_Inhibitory action of lipoxins on IL-8- and Leukotriene B4-induced neutrophil migration 0.01668 6 35
Immune response_T cell receptor signaling pathway 0.01676 7 45
Immune response_MIF - the neuroendocrine-macrophage connector 0.03578 5 31
Immune response_Function of MEF2 in T lymphocytes 0.03804 6 42
Immune response_CD28 signaling 0.04207 6 43
Immune response_Regulation of T cell function by CTLA-4 0.04536 5 33

Differentially expressed genes (P<0.05) were imported into GeneGo MetaCore analytical software to determine the significantly enriched immune response pathways.

*The number of genes on each map that are differentially expressed in the specific treatment comparison.

**The total number of genes on each map.