Eleven cytokines (FGF-2, G-CSF, GM-CSF, CXCL1, IFN-γ, IL-17, IL-6, IL-8, CXCL10, TNF-α, and VEGF) were significantly increased in the AOSD group compared with the control group (Table 2). This evidence concerns the gene CSF3 and adult-onset Still disease.