CXCL8 and pulmonary sarcoidosis: In fact, increased levels of CXCL8 have been detected in BAL fluid of sarcoidosis stage III patients compared to levels of CXCL8 in Löfgren’s syndrome patients, but further studies are needed to establish a direct cause-and-effect relationship between CXCL8 levels and the extent of neutrophil recruitment to the lungs of patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis [54].