Levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 in tissue homogenates from the oviduct, including the ovary, were measured in WT, Jα18−/−, and CD1d−/−mice on days 11, 21, 35, and 42 after C. muridarum intravaginal infection (Figure 3). The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is infection.