FIG 3.

Increased IL-32 expression during experimentally E. coli-induced mastitis. Cows were infected either with E. coli or S. aureus as described in Materials and Methods. IL-32-specific qRT-PCRs were performed with RNA extracted from tissue samples of udder quarters from uninfected or bacteria-infected cows. Data presented are values from five animals; a statistical significance (P < 0.05 [*]) of E. coli-infected versus uninfected cows was observed using exact permutation tests after global comparison using a Kruskal-Wallis test.