Plasma granulysin levels and cellular interferon-γ production correlate with curative host responses in tuberculosis, while plasma interferon-γ levels correlate with tuberculosis disease activity in adults

The observation that plasma granulysin levels and cellular IFN-γ production correlate with curative host responses in pulmonary tuberculosis points to a potentially important role of granulysin, next to IFN-γ, in host defence against M. tuberculosis.