Editorial
Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2008; 14(47): 7149-7159
Published online Dec 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7149
Table 1 Chemokines and their receptors
Chemokine receptorChemokine ligandsTarget cells
Subfamily CC
CCR1CCL3, CCL5, CCL7, CCL14T cells, monocytes, basophils and eosinophils
CCR2CCL2, CCL8, CC7, CCL13, CCL16Memory T cells, monocytes and dendritic cells
CCR3CCL11, CCL13, CCL7, CCL5, CCL8, CCL13Eosinophils, basophils, mast cells, T helper 2 cells and platelets
CCR4CCL17, CCL22T helper 2 cells, dendritic cells, basophils, macrophages and platelets
CCR5CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCL11, CCL14, CCL16T cells, monocytes
CCR6CCL20T cells, B cells and dendritic cells
CCR7CCL19, CCL21T cells and dendritic cells
CCR9CCL25T cells, plasma cells
CCR10CCL27, CCL28T cells
Subfamily CXC
CXCR1CXCL8, CXCL6Neutrophils and monocytes
CXCR2CXCL8, CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL3, CXCL5, CXCL6Neutrophils, monocytes and vascular endothelial cells
CXCR3-ACXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11T helper 1 cells, mast cells and mesangial cells
CXCR3-BCXCL4, CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11Neoplastic cells and vascular endothelial cells
CXCR4CXCL12Expressed in multiple cells
CXCR5CXCL13B cells and T helper cells
CXCR6CXCL16CD8+ cells, natural killer cells and memory CD4+ cells
Subfamily CX3C
CX3CR1CX3CL1Macrophages and smooth muscle cells
Subfamily XC
XCR1XCL1, XCL2T cells and natural killer cells