Cytokine gene expression correlated with influenza viral burden or weight loss.

<p>Diversity outbred mice were infected with 1x10⁶ pfu of influenza A/California/07/2009 virus and were harvested five days later. A, C, E, F, influenza virus M protein gene expression correlated with cytokine expression (by qRT-PCR) (N=13). B, D, weight loss percentage correlated with cytokine expression (N=13). R, Pearson’s Rho; P indicates significance as listed.