AKT1 and pertussis: KEGG pathway analysis suggested DEGs involvement in pathways such as Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, Chemokine signaling pathway, Viral protein interaction with cytokine and cytokine receptor, Complement and coagulation cascades, Pertussis, B cell receptor signaling pathway (Fig. 5C)13–15.