In addition to direct antifungal effects, a few AMPs also serve as immunomodulatory molecules to attract immune cells (e.g., neutrophils and monocytes) to the site of infection, or induce the secretion of pro-inflammatory factors (e.g., IL-6 and TNF-α) by the host, thereby synergistically eliminating FIs (Lee et al., 2015). This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and infection.