Research Article

Innate Immunity of Adipose Tissue in Rodent Models of Local and Systemic Staphylococcus aureus Infection

Table 2

Gene expression levels in adipose tissue from S. aureus infected peritonitis animals.

GenesModelAdipose tissueFold-expression ΔΔCtpn

Inflammation
PYCARDMouse, 24 hEpididymal0.00026
PYCARDMouse, 48 hEpididymal0.00015
PYCARDMouse, 24 hSubcut.0.01836
PYCARDMouse, 48 hSubcut.0.04345
Interleukin-6Mouse, 24 hEpididymal0.00256
Interleukin-6Mouse, 48 hEpididymal0.00015
Interleukin-6Mouse, 24 hSubcut.0.03106
Interleukin-6Mouse, 48 hSubcut.0.01185
MCP-1Mouse, 24 hEpididymal0.00036
MCP-1Mouse, 48 hEpididymal0.00015
MCP-1Mouse, 24 hSubcut.0.08936
MCP-1Mouse, 48 hSubcut.0.13405
TLR2Mouse, 24 hEpididymal0.0547-8
TLR2Mouse, 48 hEpididymal0.3154–7
TLR2Mouse, 24 hSubcut.0.6864
CathelicidinMouse, 24 hEpididymal0.7988
CathelicidinMouse, 48 hEpididymal0.9334–8
CathelicidinMouse, 24 hSubcut.0.3434
Lipocalin-2Mouse, 24 hEpididymal0.0016–8
Lipocalin-2Mouse, 48 hEpididymal0.0104–6
Lipocalin-2Mouse, 24 hSubcut.0.0294
Adipokines
AdiponectinMouse, 24 hEpididymal0.28706
AdiponectinMouse, 48 hEpididymal0.48305
AdipoR1Mouse, 24 hEpididymal0.21936
AdipoR1Mouse, 48 hEpididymal0.34665
VisfatinMouse, 24 hEpididymal0.78336
VisfatinMouse, 48 hEpididymal0.79445
ResistinMouse, 24 hEpididymal0.01666
ResistinMouse, 48 hEpididymal0.04515
ResistinMouse, 24 hSubcut.0.98956
ResistinMouse, 48 hSubcut.0.06885
LeptinMouse, 24 hEpididymal0.00715–17
LeptinMouse, 48 hEpididymal0.00513–15
LeptinMouse, 24 hSubcut.0.0574
Browning
CD137Mouse, 24 hEpididymal0.0508
CD137Mouse, 48 hEpididymal0.0044–8
CD137Mouse, 24 hSubcut.0.8864
UCP-1Mouse, 24 hEpididymal0.8864
UCP-1Mouse, 24 hSubcut.0.1144
Lipids/metabolism
LOX-1Mouse, 24 hEpididymal0.00236
LOX-1Mouse, 48 hEpididymal0.00045
LOX-1Mouse, 24 hSubcut.0.01106
LOX-1Mouse, 48 hSubcut.0.00025
PPARγMouse, 24 hEpididymal0.03517-18
PPARγMouse, 48 hEpididymal<0.00113–17
PPARγMouse, 24 hSubcut.0.3434

The expression of selected genes in epididymal and subcutaneous adipose tissue obtained from mice with S. aureus peritonitis was analyzed and compared to adipose tissue from uninfected control animals. This table depicts the gene expression difference (ΔΔCt) versus uninfected control animals for genes with a ΔΔCt of at least 1. MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; PYCARD, PYD and CARD domain-containing; AdipoR1, adiponectin receptor type-1; CD137, tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 9; LOX-1, lectin-like oxidized-LDL receptor-1; Ptpn-1, protein tyrosine phosphatase-1; UCP-1, uncoupling protein-1; PPARγ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ; subcut., subcutaneous adipose tissue.
: no change; : upregulation; : downregulation.