Role of IL-12 in Staphylococcus aureus-triggered arthritis and sepsis

Table 2 Serum levels of IFN-γ

	Days after staphylococcal inoculation
IL-12 status	2	7	20
IL-12^+/+	12 ± 5	764 ± 288	444 ± 170
IL-12^-/-	46 ± 17	208 ± 83	269 ± 114

Serum levels of IFN-γ in IL-12-deficient mice (day 2, n = 5; day 7, n = 5; day 20, n = 9) and wild-type controls (day 2, n = 5; day 7, n = 6; day 20, n = 16) after intravenous inoculation of 1 × 10⁷ staphylococci/mouse. Values are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean (units/ml).

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