“…However, it has been reported that E2 and P4 exhibit both proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory responses in a dose-and context-dependent manner [14] [15] [16] [17]. In this study for which a preliminary version has been released as a pre-print at Research Square [18], we investigated the relationship between E2, P4 and cytokines response to Mtb-antigens in women.…”