IL6 and acute respiratory distress syndrome: In fact, one study focusing on the immunopathology of COVID-19 versus non-COVID-19 ARDS found that C-X-C motif chemokine ligand-10 (CXCL10), granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and IL-10 were related to COVID-19 ARDS, while a second cluster that included IL-6 was related to the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score [24].