IL6 and tuberculosis: LPS are also well-known for their ability to stimulate the production of proinflammatory cytokines (Jansky et al., 2003; Schildberger et al., 2013), especially IL-6 and IFN-γ, all of which (LPS and the associated cytokines) are also elevated in TB patient blood (Feruglio et al., 2013; Gallucci et al., 2021).