A role for IL-7 in malaria is also suggested by studies in murine models in which malarial anemia was associated with suppression of erythropoietic-related cytokines [i.e., granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), GM-CSF, IL-7, and IL-17], and elevation of IL-10 and TNF-α [23]. This evidence concerns the gene IL7 and malaria.