Tadokera et al. found that IL-1β, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-13, IL-17A, IFN-γ, GM-CSF, and TNF levels are elevated in the cell culture of PBMCs from TB-IRIS patients after in vitro stimulation with inactivated Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is tuberculosis.