As seen in both animal and human models, inflammatory cytokines are elevated during SARS‐CoV‐2 infection (e.g., C‐reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interlukin‐6, etc.)and are hypothesized to elicit marked increases in MSNA, evidenced by chronic inflammatory conditions like obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, and others (Adlan et al., 2017; Niijima et al., 1991; Zhang et al., 2003). The gene discussed is TNF; the disease is rheumatoid arthritis.