However, the absolute number of IL-6-producing CD11c+MHCII+CD103+ and CD11c+CD11b+MHCII+ cells in the lungs of T2DM mice at 1 month after Mtb infection was significantly higher than that in the lungs of uninfected T2DM mice (Fig 6C) or Mtb-infected control mice (Fig 6C). The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.