In particular, the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) remedy Lianhua Qingwen markedly downregulates messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 and of the chemokines monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 [(MCP-1), also referred to as chemokine (CC-motif) ligand 2 (CCL2)] and C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 [(CXCL10), also known as interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10)] in human hepatocellular carcinoma (Huh-7) cells infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (12). The gene discussed is CXCL10; the disease is hepatocellular carcinoma.