GDF15 and tuberculosis: The median levels of IL-17A, IL-23 and the mean of concentrations of ECM-1 were significantly higher in the TB patients, whereas the median levels of A2M, SAP, IL-16, IL-1β, and the mean levels of granzyme B were significantly higher in the ORD group, whereas trends towards higher levels of myoglobulin and GDF-15 were observed in TB patients (Table 2).