IL6 and acute respiratory distress syndrome: Furthermore, the levels of GM-CSF, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-10, IL-17, IP-10, KC, MCP-1, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, RANTES, TNF-α, and IL-13 in the ALI + LDQ group were lower than those in the ALI + HDQ group.