The highlighted chemokine axes (CCL8-CCR2, CCL19/CCL21-CCR7, CXCL9-CXCR3, CCL3/CCL5-CCR5, and CCL20-CCR6) offer promising research avenues and potential pharmacological targets for IPF treatment. The gene discussed is CXCL9; the disease is idiopathic interstitial pneumonia.