In both control and OVR females, sepsis increased the myocardial expression of genes encoding protein associated to inflammation, interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-10 and IL-18, to cell cycle and survival, Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) (Table 3 and Supplementary Table 2). This evidence concerns the gene IL18 and Sepsis.