It was shown by oligonucleotide microarray analysis that the infection of primary human conjunctival epithelial cells with low multiplicities of infection of HAdV-C5 resulted in the upregulation of CXCL2, CXCL5, CXCL10, CXCL11, and several interferon induced signaling molecules, including IRF7 and STAT1. This evidence concerns the gene IRF7 and infection.