IL2RA and tuberculosis: The following markers were analyzed as potential biomarkers of response to treatment, based on previously reported associations in DS-TB patients: interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10)/CXCL10, vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), soluble interleukin-2 receptor alpha (sIL-2Rα)/CD25, C-reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A (SAA) and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1)/CCL2 [11, 20–23].