MIG, IP-10 and iTAC are CXCR3 chemokines.
These chemokines are like hormones, produced by the macrophages, and we find them in tissue that is being rejected.
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Abbreviations:
- CCR, chemokine receptor containing two adjacent cysteine residues
- CXCR, chemokine receptor containing two cysteine residues separated by a single amino acid residue
- IFN, interferon
- IL, interleukin
- IP-10, interferon-inducible protein 10
- I-TAC, IFN-inducible T-cell α chemoattractant
- mAb, monoclonal antibody
- Mig, monokine induced by IFN-γ
- MIP, macrophage inhibitory protein