Using a panel of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, including TNF‐α, IL‐1β, IL‐6, IL‐10, IL‐4, IL‐12B, monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1 (MCP‐1), and CXCL‐1, we first compared the inflammatory levels between DM and non‐DM mouse lungs. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is diabetes mellitus.