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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 24.
Published in final edited form as: Blood Genom. 2020;4(2):96–107. doi: 10.46701/BG.2020022020120

Table 2.

Cytokine storm related cytokines and function

Cytokins Function
Interleukins (IL): IL-1β, IL-2 R, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-17 Growth and differentiation of leukocytes
Interferons (IFN): IFN-γ Activate antiviral properties and regulate innate immunity to play an antiproliferative role
Chemokines: MCP-1, IP10 leukocyte recruitment
Colony-stimulating factors (CSF): G-CSF, GM-CSF Stimulates hematopoietic progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) TNFα Proinflammatory, activates cytotoxic T lymphocytes