Chemokine CCL2
MESHD018932
A chemokine that is a chemoattractant for MONOCYTES and may also cause cellular activation of specific functions related to host defense. It is produced by LEUKOCYTES of both monocyte and lymphocyte lineage and by FIBROBLASTS during tissue injury. It has specificity for CCR2 RECEPTORS.
Synonyms
- CCL2, Chemokine
- Monocyte Chemotactic and Activating Factor
- Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
- Chemoattractant Protein-1, Monocyte
- Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1
- Chemokine (C-C Motif) Ligand 2
- CCL2 Chemokine
- Chemokine, CCL2
- Chemokines CCL2
- CCL2, Chemokines
- Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1
- Chemotactic Protein-1, Monocyte
- Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 1
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