MMP-7, TGF-β, CCL2, CCL-3, CXCL-10, G-CSF, IFN gamma, IL-10, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, TNF-α, IL-6, and IGF-1 were studied for their correlation to lung involvement in COVID-19 patients. Here, IGF1 is linked to COVID-19.