Moreover, there was a slight non-significant increase in IL-8 at 24 h post infection (17.95 pg/mg ± 8.2), as compared to IL-8 concentrations at 6 h (5.45 pg/mg ± 0.69) and the sham group (5.57 pg/mg ± 0.9) (Figure 3C,D). This evidence concerns the gene CXCL8 and infection.