M. viscosa up-regulated the expression of il1b, il6, mmp19-a, mmp13, tnfrsf6b, cd44, ccl19-a, cd83, cxcr3, canx and lep, whereas levels of mmp19-b, tapbp, ccl17, sesn1, ccl19-b and ccl20 were suppressed with this infection. This evidence concerns the gene MMP13 and infection.