CXCL8 and COVID-19: Within the cytokine storm framework, elevated circulating levels of an extensive variety of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines (e.g., IL1; IL1R1; IL6; IL8; IL7; IL10; IL12; IFNG; Transforming growth factor b; CCL2; CXCL10; CXCL9; CX3CL10; CCR1) as well as non-cytokine markers (C-reactive protein, CRP; CSF2; D-dimer; ferritin), were reported in COVID-19 patients up to this point (Heneka et al., 2020; Mathew et al., 2020; Merad and Martin, 2020; Ruan et al., 2020).