Table 2. Cytokine expression in lymph nodes of WT and Lcn-2 KO mice 7 days after NTS induction.

Gene	WT	Lcn-2 KO	p
IL-6	4.03±4.57	1.11±0.80	0.04
TNFα	2.45±1.06	2.40±0.73	0.93
IFNγ	2.97±1.87	2.81±2.72	0.87
t-bet	2.60±0.58	3.01±0.94	0.22
GATA3	0.84±0.34	0.65±0.20	0.11
Rorγt	2.27±1.80	1.47±1.01	0.19
IL-17A	1.94±1.11	2.15±1.59	0.71

WT (n = 13) and Lcn-2 KO mice (n = 12) were subjected to NTS and followed for 7 days. cDNA isolated from lymph nodes was analyzed for the expression of the respective genes. The respective gene/HPRT ratio is given. Data are provided as mean ± SEM.