ARG2 (p = 0.040, <0.001, and <0.001, respectively) and RGS4 (p = 0.044, = 0.021, and = 0.023, respectively) expression levels after 30, 100, and 300 MOI AdNKX2-1 infection was significantly higher than those after AdLacZ infection. This evidence concerns the gene ARG2 and infection.