Table 3.
IFN-ε tissue distribution in different species.
| Species | Tissue | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain | Heart | Lung | Trachea | Thymus | Liver | Kidney | Spleen | Intestine |
Mesenteric lymph nodes |
Cervix/Uterus | Ovary | Testis | Skin | Muscle | |
| Human | +* | – | +* | +* | – | – | – | – | +* | / | +* | +* | – | – | – |
| Mice | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | +* | +* | – | – | – |
| Macaque | + | + | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | / | + | + | + | – | – |
| Porcine | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | + | + | + | / | – | + | + | – |
| Bovine | – | – | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | / | / | / | + | – | – |
| Sheep | +* | – | +* | – | – | + | – | – | – | / | +* | +* | + | + | – |
+, IFN-ε expression detected; +*, IFN-ε high expression detected; –, IFN-ε expression not detected; /, expression is not within the test range.