IL15 and mastitis: In addition to these findings, other hub-hub genes in the turquoise RNA-seq-based module including IL12A107, CD44108, CD274109, SOCS1110, SOCS3111, IL18112, JAK3113, CXCL8114, ICAM1115, IL2RA, IL2RG, IL4R116, CCR2, IL15, IL23A, CCR5117, CXCR4118,119, VEGFA105, PTGS2120, CD40121, and PTPRC122 have also been reported to play a role in the pathogenesis of mastitis.