IL10 and infection: LL-37 also strongly correlated with IL-10 in connective tissue, which could be because LL-37, similarly to beta defensins, can induce IL-10 production, as shown in a study by Torres-Juarez et al. in 2015, in which macrophages were proven to synthesize IL-10 in cases of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the presence of LL-37 [84].