IFNG and severe acute respiratory syndrome: Despite little understanding about the pathophysiology and high pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 infection, early studies have shown that increased amounts of proinflammatory cytokines in serum (e.g., (interleukin IL) IL-1β, IL-6, IL-12, interferon-γ (IFNγ), Interferon-inducible protein 10 (IP10), and monocytic chemotactic protein 1 (MCP1)) were associated with pulmonary inflammation and extensive lung damage in patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) [23].