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. 2022 Sep 12;7(5):e00382-22. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00382-22

TABLE 2.

Cytokine/chemokine levels in BMDC transfected with different glycoprotein genes or infected with HSV-1a

Cytokine or chemokine Results after transfection with:
Results after infection with HSV-1
gB gC gD gE gG gH gI gK gL 1 PFU 10 PFU
IL-1α ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑
IL-1β ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑ ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑
IL-6 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑↑↑ ns
IL-9 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑
CXCL5 (LIX) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑↑↑
IL-17 ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑↑↑ ns
CXCL10 (IP-10) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑
CXCL1 (KC) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑↑↑
CCL2 (MCP-1) ↑↑↑↑ ns ↑↑ ↑↑ ↑↑ ns ns ns ↑↑↑ ns
CCL3 (MIP-1α) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑↑↑
CCL4 (MIP-1β) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑
M-CSF ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
CXCL2 (MIP-2) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑
CXCL9 (MIG) ns ns ns ↑↑ ns ns ns ns ↑↑ ns
CCL5 (RANTES) ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑↑ ns
VEGF ↑↑↑↑ ns ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑ ↑↑↑↑ ns ns ns ns ns
TNF-α ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑
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Cytokine/chemokine levels in culture media were analyzed using mouse 32-plex panels and are shown as significant relative to vector-transfected cells. Experimental procedures are described in Materials and Methods. Briefly, BMDCs from naive mice were transfected with each glycoprotein plasmid or infected with 1 or 10 PFU/cell of HSV-1 strain McKrae. Transfected or infected cell supernatants were collected. Levels of G-CSF, eotaxin, GM-CSF, IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-4, IL-3, IL-5, IL-7, IL-10, IL-13, IL-12(p40), IL-12(p70), LIF, and IL-15 did not differ between control and transfected or infected cells and are not shown. ns, not significant relative to mock-transfected or mock-infected BMDCs. For all statistical tests, P values less than or equal to 0.05 were considered statistically significant and are marked by a single upward arrow (↑). Double upward arrows (↑↑) denote a P value of <0.01, three upward arrows (↑↑↑) equals a P value of <0.001, and four upward arrows (↑↑↑↑) a P value of <0.0001.