Fig. 2

Interleukin-1 beta and Interleukin-6 production of Peripheral blood mononuclear cells incubated with a specific and non-specific stimulus. Interleukin-1 beta production of Peripheral blood mononuclear cells incubated with A E. coli and B M. tuberculosis, and Interleukin-6 production of Peripheral blood mononuclear cells incubated with C E. coli and D M. tuberculosis after 24 h was measured by Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Red color represents the patient, while gray shows the age and sex-matched healthy control