Kinetics of plasma procalcitonin, soluble CD14, CCL2 and IL-10 after a sublethal infusion of lipopolysaccharide in horses.

•Plasma PCT, sCD14, CCL2 and IL10 kinetics were assessed in 11 healthy horses after LPS infusion.•PCT was assessed with an ELISA assay while sCD14, CCL2 and IL10 were assessed with a fluorescent bead-based assay.•Plasma PCT, IL-10 and CCL2 concentrations increased statistically after LPS infusion.•Plasma sCD14 concentration showed no statistically significant differences after LPS infusion.•Increases in PCT, CCL2 and IL10 are likely to be related to the inflammatory response induced by LPS.