Preferred Label : Interleukin-8;
MeSH definition : A member of the CXC chemokine family that plays a role in the regulation of the acute
inflammatory response. It is secreted by variety of cell types and induces CHEMOTAXIS
of NEUTROPHILS and other inflammatory cells.;
MeSH synonym : neutrophil activating peptide, lymphocyte derived; neutrophil-activating peptide, monocyte-derived; cxcl8, chemokine; peptide, anionic neutrophil-activating; macrophage-derived chemotactic factor; alveolar macrophage chemotactic factor i; monocyte-derived neutrophil chemotactic factor; il-8; neutrophil activation factor; cxcl8 chemokines; amcf-i; chemokine, cxcl8; chemokine cxcl8; neutrophil chemotactic factor; alveolar macrophage chemotactic factor-i; cxcl8 chemokine; il8; neutrophil-activating peptide, lymphocyte-derived; lymphocyte-derived neutrophil-activating peptide; monocyte-derived neutrophil-activating peptide; neutrophil activating peptide, monocyte derived; granulocyte chemotactic peptide-interleukin-8; chemotactic peptide-interleukin-8, granulocyte; granulocyte chemotactic peptide interleukin 8; anionic neutrophil-activating peptide; anionic neutrophil activating peptide; neutrophil-activating peptide, anionic; chemokines, cxcl8; chemotactic factor, macrophage-derived; chemotactic factor, macrophage derived; chemotactic factor, neutrophil; chemotactic factor, neutrophil, monocyte-derived; interleukin 8;
MeSH annotation : DF: IL 8;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interleukin 8;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D016209;
UMLS CUI : C5886868;
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A member of the CXC chemokine family that plays a role in the regulation of the acute
inflammatory response. It is secreted by variety of cell types and induces CHEMOTAXIS
of NEUTROPHILS and other inflammatory cells.
