The levels of eight out of the 12 markers evaluated in this study (IFN-γ, IFN-α2, IL-12(p40), IP-10, TNF-α, VEGF, IL-10 and RANTES), were significantly higher in the HHCs than the TB cases in Rv0081-stimulated supernatants (Table S1). Here, CCL5 is linked to tuberculosis.