Table 2 The 23 genes significantly upregulated (threefold or more) in rat blood 3 days after traumatic brain injury (determined by qPCR array)

 Ccl 2

NM_031530

3.5^a

2.50

2.08

Chemokine (c-c motif) ligand 2

 Ccl 3

NM_013025

13.6^a

7.45

8.76

Chemokine (c-c motif) ligand 3

 Ccl 17

NM_057151

5.9^a

3.3

2.8

Chemokine (c-c motif) ligand 17

 Ccl 19

NM_057203

3.3^a

−0.43

0.505

Chemokine (c-c motif) ligand 19

 Ccl 22

NM_057203.1

4.208^a

1.446^b

3.262^c

Chemokine (c-c motif) ligand 22

 Cxcl 10

NM_139089

8.9^a

3.95^b

7.28^c

Chemokine (c-x-c motif) ligand 10

 Cxcl 19

NM_001113651

3.3*

−0.43

0.50

Chemokine (c-x-c motif) ligand 19

 Ppbp

NM_153721

14.1^a

9.56

10.69

Pro-platelet basic protein

 IL 18

NM_019165

19.3^a

7.61^b

14.74^c

Interleukin-18

 IL 16

NM_031512

8.6^a

4.86^b

31.56^c

Interleukin-16

 IL 1rn

NM_022194

2.41^a

24.66

20.20

Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist

 IL 7

NM_008760860

26.9^a

29.26

22.83

Interleukin 7

 Cd70

NM_001106878

20.1^a

2.75^b

10.96^c

CD70 antigen

 Faslg

NM_012908

13.8^a

8.01^b

19.37^c

Fasligand

 Ltb

NM_212507

8.1^a

8.4

8.8

Lymphotoxin beta

 Tnfrsf 11b

NM_012870

14.3^a

12.06

11.65

Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 11b

 Mif

NM_031051

11.9^a

6.64^b

10.14^c

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor

 Bmp6

NM_013107

4.0^a

15.26^b

1.71^c

Bone morphogenetic protein 6

 Bmp7

NM_001191856

3.8^a

4.43

3.75

Bone morphogenetic protein 7

 Gpi

NM_207592

25.08^a

27.34

25.43

Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase

 IL 10

NM_012854

3.70^a

17.55^b

2.91^c

Interleukin 10

 IL 22

NM_001191988

3.22^a

39.33^b

7.97^c

Interleukin 22

 IL 6

NM_012589

3.42^a

12.49^b

3.48^c

Interleukin 6