In the diseased state, DS-TB individuals presented differential chemokine expression with high levels of CXCL1 and CXCL10; near high levels of CCL11, CCL2 and CXCL11; moderate levels of CCL1 and CXCL9 and mild levels of CXCL1, CCL4 and CCL3. Here, CCL2 is linked to tuberculosis.