With respect to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), significantly higher blood levels of IL‐1β, IL‐6, IL‐8, TNF‐α, TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were found in the disease condition compared to the control group.9 Here, CXCL8 is linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.