TNF and myositis disease: The correlations between TNF-α production and myositis (Figure 6A), INF-γ production and myositis (Figure 6B), IL-2 production and myositis (Figure 6C), myositis and amastigote nest formation (Figure 6D), TNF-α production and amastigote nest formation (Figure 6E), and INF-γ production and amastigote nest formation (Figure 6F) were all positive (Spearman correlation, p < 0.05).