Similar to Caco-2/15 cells, scrambled infection did not significantly affect IL-8 mRNA expression (0.026 ± 0.006 vs. 0.069 ± 0.018, n = 6) or IL-8 secretion levels compared to non-infected cells (1.98 ± 0.79 vs. 4.59 ± 1.62 pg/ml; n = 3). The gene discussed is CXCL8; the disease is infection.