Description
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) (CCL2) is produced by many cell types at sites of inflammation. It regulates chemotaxis and transendothielial migration of monocytes, as well as memory T cells and natural killer cells by interacting with their membrane surface receptor CCR2. MCP-1 has also been implicated in a number of disease states, such as rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, autoimmune diseases, tumor progression, and HIV infection