TNF‐α, IL‐6 (Wang et al., 2015), IL‐1β, TGF‐β1 (Ganter et al., 2008), CINC‐1 (Sawant et al., 2015), TIMP1 (Madtes et al., 2001), and WISP‐1 protein (Li et al., 2012) have been reported to contribute to the development of ALI. The gene discussed is TGFB1; the disease is acute respiratory distress syndrome.