Although the interconnection between inflammatory cytokines and lipid-associated metabolites during DENV infection has not been well reported, the cytokines highly expressed in dengue patients from this study such as CCL2, CCL5, CCL20, CXCL1, CXCL5 and IL-18 have been shown to associate with the disruption of lipid metabolism in other diseases, however, most of the studies were done with a mouse model. The gene discussed is CXCL5; the disease is dengue disease.