interleukin-8

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003493",
  "term": "interleukin-8",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Interleukin-8 is secreted by several cell types and is one of the major mediators of the inflammatory response. It functions as a chemoattractant, and is also a potent angiogenic factor.",
  "abbreviation": "IL-8",
  "synonyms": [
    "CXC chemokine ligand 8",
    "CXCL8 chemokine",
    "GCP-1 (granulocyte chemotactic protein-1)",
    "LUCT (lung carcinoma-derived chemotaxin)",
    "LYNAP (lymphocyte-derived neutrophil-activating peptide)",
    "MDNCF (monocyte-derived neutrophil chemotactic factor)",
    "MONAP (Monocyte-derived neutrophil-activating peptide)",
    "NAF (neutrophil chemotactic factor)",
    "NAF-1 (neutrophil-activating factor-1",
    "NAP-1 (neutrophil-activating peptide-1)",
    "NAP1 (neutrophil-activating peptide 1)",
    "chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 8",
    "granulocyte chemotactic protein-1",
    "interleukin 8",
    "lung carcinoma-derived chemotaxin",
    "lymphocyte-derived neutrophil-activating peptide",
    "monocyte-derived neutrophil chemotactic factor",
    "monocyte-derived neutrophil-activating peptide",
    "neutrophil-activating factor-1",
    "neutrophil-activating peptide-1"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "alpha chemokines",
    "interleukins",
    "CXCR1 receptor",
    "CXCR2 receptor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Center for Biotechnology Information",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "interleuquina-8"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/interleukin-8/"
}