CC chemokines in allergic inflammation.
CC chemokines are small inducible proteins that are related to interleukin 8. Recent studies have shown that several CC chemokines, MCP-1, MCP-3, RANTES and MIP-1 alpha, act on basophils and/or eosinophils via GTP-binding protein-coupled receptors. Marco Baggiolini and Clemens Dahinden discuss the involvement of CC chemokines in the recruitment and activation of the main effector cells of allergic inflammation.
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Theodor-Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001491:Basophils / Q000502:physiology; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology*; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D016207:Cytokines