In vitro infection of a normal human small airway epithelial cell line (HSAEC1-KT) caused a decrease in extracellular protein levels of CXCL10 and CCL20, two proinflammatory chemokines that are required for the host defense against aspergillosis, despite a dramatic increase in the levels of each mRNA. Here, CXCL10 is linked to aspergillosis.