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Little is known about neutrophil-derived mediators and their role in disease severity at baseline and recovery upon TB treatment initiation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>107 adults with confirmed pulmonary TB were categorised based on lung pathology at baseline and following successful therapy using chest X-ray scores (Ralph scores) and GeneXpert bacterial load (Ct values). Plasma, sputum, and antigen-stimulated levels of MMP1, MMP3, MMP8, MMP9, MPO, S100A8\/9, IL8, IL10, IL12\/23(p40), GM-CSF, IFN\u03b3, and TNF were analysed using multiplex cytokine arrays.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>At baseline, neutrophil counts correlated with plasma levels of MMP8 (rho = 0.45, p = 2.80E\u221206), S100A8 (rho = 0.52, p = 3.00E\u221208) and GM-CSF (rho = 0.43, p = 7.90E\u221206). Levels of MMP8 (p = 3.00E\u221203), MMP1 (p = 1.40E\u221202), S100A8 (p = 1.80E\u221202) and IL12\/23(p40) (p = 1.00E\u221202) were associated with severe lung damage, while sputum MPO levels were directly linked to lung damage (p = 1.80E\u221203), Mtb load (p = 2.10E\u221202) and lung recovery (p = 2.40E\u221202). Six months of TB therapy significantly decreased levels of major neutrophil-derived pro-inflammatory mediators: MMP1 (p = 4.90E\u221212 and p = 2.20E\u221207), MMP8 (p = 3.40E\u221214 and p = 1.30E\u221205) and MMP9 (p = 1.60E\u221204 and p = 1.50E\u221203) in plasma and sputum, respectively. Interestingly, following H37Rv whole cell lysate stimulation, S100A8 (p = 2.80E\u221202), MMP9 (p = 3.60E\u221202) and MPO (p = 9.10E\u221203) levels at month 6 were significantly higher compared to baseline. Sputum MMP1 (p = 1.50E\u221203), MMP3 (p = 7.58E\u221204), MMP9 (p = 2.60E\u221202) and TNF (p = 3.80E\u221202) levels were lower at month 6 compared to baseline in patients with good lung recovery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this study, patients with severe lung pathology at baseline and persistent lung damage after treatment were associated with higher plasma and sputum levels of major pro-inflammatory neutrophil-derived mediators. Interestingly, low sputum MPO levels were associated with severe lung damage, higher Mtb burden and low recovery. 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