Indeed, genes within the IL-17 pathway including Cebpb, Tnf, IL-6, Cxcl1, Cxcl2, Cxcl3, Cxcl5, Cxcl10, and Ccl7 were shown to be up-regulated in both susceptible and resistant mice during infection. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL2 and infection.