IL6 and COVID-19: Interestingly, a clinical study in China showed that a similar set of cytokines and chemokines were associated with COVID-19 severity; levels of IL-6, IL-7, IL-10, IL-18, G-CSF, M-CSF, MCP-1, MCP-3, IP-10, MIG, and MIP-1α were more upregulated in males than females [32].