Transcription of pro-inflammatory immune mediators (CxCL1/KC, CXCL2/MIP-2, CCL5/RANTES, TNF-α, IFN-γ and iNOS) and the fibrosis marker (ColA1) in the kidney were significantly more enriched in infected (NM, TD, IP) than uninfected mice (OM and controls). Here, CXCL1 is linked to ocular melanoma.