Table 2 The comparison of the expression levels of pro-inflammatory biomarkers in different time points in symptomatic and asymptomatic isolates

IFN-γ

6 h

0.775

0.169

0.225

0.198

0.389

0.504

0.131

Yes

0.000

12 h

0.257

0.269

1.1585

0.3665

0.4125

0.7325

0.2745

Yes

0.013

24 h

6.008

2.457

12.7415

12.57

2.684

1.37

3.7405

Yes

0.000

TNF-α

6 h

0.029

0.038

0.015

0.018

0.03

0.023

0.18

Yes

0.000

12 h

2.732

2.0915

2.26

1.8275

1.9535

2.5635

1.109

Yes

0.046

24 h

1.004

1.588

0.5785

1.139

1.189

1.4645

0.8725

Yes

0.009

IL-12

6 h

1.102

1.852

0.956

1.43

0.9855

0.539

0.985

No

0.351

12 h

0.825

1.118

0.8245

2.449

0.8735

1.4885

2.8375

Yes

0.002

24 h

3.2

14.451

5.0375

8.035

11.4875

1.714

1.743

Yes

0.000

IL-8

6 h

0.926

0.816

0.9975

1.4725

1.7025

1.6335

1.104

No

0.395

12 h

1.0375

0.747

1.232

1.4765

1.2855

1.788

1.127

No

0.328

24 h

0.553

0.18

0.0945

0.385

0.9375

0.7685

0.808

Yes

0.003

IL-6

6 h

1.247

1.6265

1.655

2.1685

1.606

2.438

1.0805

No

0.183

12 h

0.648

1.9585

1.153

0.6335

1.59

0.6925

0.382

No

0.081

24 h

1.9765

1.539

4.7745

3.7695

1.111

0.814

0.8945

Yes

0.027

TGF-β

6 h

0.6715

0.529

0.427

0.3665

0.3115

0.274

0.7465

No

0.310

12 h

1.049

1.7455

1.227

0.949

0.5745

1.7565

1.3555

No

0.089

24 h

0.629

0.548

0.547

0.856

0.515

0.5725

0.7515

Yes

0.022