EIF2AK2 and infection: Furthermore, among the 52 predicted mRNA targets, we selected eight for validation, namely, Il10ra, Inpp5d, Prkcb, Plcb2, Eif2ak2, Lamc3, Adcy1, and Wnt7b, based on their significant involvement in infection-related pathways in the KEGG analysis (Figure 6b); the mRNA levels of these DEGs are presented in Figure 7c.