DISEASES

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Literature on CCL8

CCL8 [ENSP00000378118]

C-C motif chemokine 8; Chemotactic factor that attracts monocytes, lymphocytes, basophils and eosinophils. May play a role in neoplasia and inflammatory host responses. This protein can bind heparin. The processed form MCP-2(6-76) does not show monocyte chemotactic activity, but inhibits the chemotactic effect most predominantly of CCL7, and also of CCL2 and CCL5 and CCL8.

Synonyms:  CCL8,  CCL8p,  hCCL8,  P80075,  P80075p ...

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