Accordingly, we observed age-dependent significantly lower IL-1β and G-CSF transcription after infection, alongside M-CSF downregulation at 9 hpi compared to 3 and 6 hpi, respectively, and no changes in the transcription of any other examined cytokine, i.e., TNF-α, IL-12p40 and IL-10 within the examined time frame. Here, CSF3 is linked to infection.