Much research on infections caused by chlamydia and other pathogens is focusing on factors that either initiate secretion of the inflammatory cytokines or dampen the inflammatory response once the infection has been cleared.

• 针对披衣菌及其他病菌引起感染的研究，大多著重于能促使发炎性细胞素分泌的因子，或是在感染过后降低发炎反应的因子。