Interestingly, a significantly higher secretion of IFN-γ and IL-4 together with a lower median plasma cortisol concentration in 36th week of gestation has been reported in females with postpartum thyroiditis than in euthyroid females, indicating that weaker immunosupression in the former group of females in late pregnancy could contribute to the postpartum thyroid dysfunction [96]. Here, IFNG is linked to thyroid gland disorder.