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Table 4 Linear mixed regression coefficients and confidence intervals for all statistically significantly different comparisons between time points after inoculation with E. coli and baseline (0 h) for pathogen recognition receptors, chemokines and tissue inhibitor of metallopeptidase 1

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Group

Gene

Time (h)

P value

Contrast

(95% CI)

Pathogen recognition receptors

TLR2

3

<0.001

4.3

(2.7, 7)

12

0.005

2.0

(1.2, 3.2)

TLR4

3

<0.001

5.5

(3.4, 9.1)

12

0.006

2.0

(1.2, 3.3)

48

0.007

0.5

(0.3, 0.8)

72

0.022

0.6

(0.3, 0.9)

NLRC5

3

0.018

2.3

(1.2, 4.5)

12

0.010

2.5

(1.2, 4.9)

Chemokines

CCL2

3

<0.001

257.3

(126.2, 524.3)

12

<0.001

13.9

(6.8, 28.3)

24

<0.001

4.4

(2.2, 9)

48

0.001

3.3

(1.6, 6.8)

CXCL9

3

<0.001

25.5

(12.6, 51.5)

12

<0.001

126.6

(62.7, 255.6)

24

<0.001

41.0

(20.3, 82.8)

48

<0.001

6.6

(3.3, 13.4)

CXCL10

3

<0.001

442.7

(189.2, 1035.4)

12

<0.001

228.1

(97.5, 533.5)

24

<0.001

17.2

(7.4, 40.2)

48

<0.001

4.6

(2, 10.9)

CXCL11

3

<0.001

116.4

(45.1, 301)

12

<0.001

388.7

(150.4, 1004.6)

24

<0.001

23.0

(8.9, 59.5)

48

<0.001

8.5

(3.3, 22)

Tissue inhibitor of matrix metallo-peptidases

TIMP1

3

<0.001

31.7

(14.1, 71.5)

12

<0.001

27.8

(12.4, 62.7)

24

<0.001

7.4

(3.3, 16.7)

48

0.002

3.6

(1.6, 8.2)

72

<0.001

10.9

(4.9, 24.6)

  1. Contrasts represent back-transformed regression coefficients for multiplicative interpretation. Time, time point in hours (h) after inoculation of E. coli.
  2. CI: confidence interval.