Post Δ-mce1 H37Rv-infection the concentration of MCP-1 and MIP-1b remained above the range of the maximum concentration of the standards for the 15 min, 30 min and 60 min time-points before a drop in the concentration was observed at 4 hrs (8.6 ng/ml and 13.6 ng/ml, respectively) and 10 hrs (3.0 ng/ml and 7.3 ng/ml, respectively). The gene discussed is CCL4; the disease is infection.