The Xue Bi Jing Injection relieved or reduced severe pneumonia by triggering the inflammation pathway through downregulation of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-8 on the 3rd, 7th, and 14th day after treatment, although it did not significantly influence the release of leptin (Qi et al., 2011). The gene discussed is CXCL8; the disease is susceptibility to pneumonia measurement.