Similarly, IL-5, IL-13, periostin (a marker of type-2 inflammation) (Jia et al., 2012) and eotaxin-2 were not increased in RAGE deficient mice upon re-infection with PVM (Figure 11B & C) (p=0.8815, p>0.9999 and p>0.9999). Here, POSTN is linked to infection.