Main effects of infection and sex, as well as a sex by injury interaction, was evident on expression levels of GLT1 [F(1,30) = 12.55, p = 0.001, F(1,30) = 6.90, p = 0.013, and F(1,30) = 7.68, p = 0.010, respectively; Figure 8A] and GAD1 [F(1,30) = 7.35, p = 0.011, F(1,30) = 7.23, p = 0.012, and F(1,30) = 4.32, p = 0.046, respectively; Figure 8B], with post-hoc analyses revealing CCI females had lower expression levels of GLT1 (p < 0.001) and GAD1 (p = 0.002) compared to CCI males. This evidence concerns the gene SLC1A2 and infection.