In detail, the expression of, IL1B, IL4, IL6, IL8, TNF-α, G-CSF, SOD2, GPX, VEGF, TGF-β, COL1A1, α-SMA, and FN1 was significantly higher in IPF-MSCs than in C-MSCs. Here, CXCL8 is linked to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.