IL1B and severe acute respiratory syndrome: In view of the large amounts of cytokines produced during SARS-CoV infection, infection with SARS-CoV-2 similarly induces the production of proinflammatory cytokines such as, interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), interferon gamma (IFN-γ), IP10 and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP).