Interleukin-8 |
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| Anionic Neutrophil-Activating Peptide; Chemotactic Factor, Neutrophil; GCP-IL-8; Granulocyte Chemotactic Peptide-Interleukin-8; IL8; Monocyte-Derived Neutrophil Chemotactic Factor; Neutrophil Activating Peptide; Neutrophil Activation Factor | |
| A cytokine that activates neutrophils and attracts neutrophils and T-lymphocytes. It is released by several cell types including monocytes, macrophages, T-lymphocytes, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and keratinocytes by an inflammatory stimulus. IL-8 is a member of the beta-thromboglobulin superfamily and structurally related to platelet factor 4. | |