In addition, we found that interleukin (IL)-1α, -5, -9, -12 [p40], -12 [p70], and -13, and G-CSF, GM-CSF, KC, and MIP-1β, in the lung homogenates of Mtb-infected T2DM mice were significantly higher than those in Mtb-infected control mice and uninfected T2DM mice at 6 months p.i. (data presented in the Dryad Data Repository; doi:10.5061/dryad.qn42t). This evidence concerns the gene CSF3 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.