Montero et al. 30 have also shown that fluvastatin enhances the production of IFN-γ, among other proinflammatory cytokines, from Mycobacterium tuberculosis-treated human PBMCs while Aktas et al. 31 have reported decreased IFN-γ in a mouse model of experimental encephalomyelitis treated with atorvastatin. Here, IFNG is linked to encephalomyelitis.