Furthermore, we verified the upregulation of CXCL8, CXCL2, CXCL3, IFNλ-1, -2 and IFIT-2 genes following an apical infection of HIBCPP cells with E-30 at MOI 20 compared to uninfected condition (Figure 11B, Supplemental Table S5). Here, IFIT2 is linked to infection.