Glossary of Abbreviations


Abbreviation Description
BCA-1 B-cell activating chemokine
CCL# CC chemokine-#
CCR# CC chemokine receptor-#
CTACK cutaneous T-cell attracting chemokine
CXCL# CXC chemokine-#
CXCR# CXC chemokine receptor-#
DC-CK1 dendritic cell chemokine-1
ELC Epstein-Barr virus-induced receptor ligand chemokine
ENA-78 epithelial cell-derived neutrophil-activating factor-78
GRO growth-related oncogene
HCC-1 hemofiltrate cc chemokine-1
IL-8 interleukin-8
IP-10 γ-interferon-inducible protein
I-TAC interferon-inducible T-cell chemoattractant
LARC liver- and activation-induced chemokine
MCP-# monocyte chemoattractant protein-#
MDC macrophage-derived chemokine
Mig monokine induced by γ-interferon
MIP-# macrophage inflammatory protein-1α
MPIF-# myeloid progenitor inhibitory factor-#
MRP-# MIP-related protein-#
NAP-# neutrophil-activating protein-#
RANTES regulated on activation normal T-cell expressed and secreted
SDF-1 stromal cell-derived factor
SLC secondary lymphoid tissue chemokine
TARC thymus and activation related chemokine
TCA-# T-cell-activation protein-#
TECK thymus-expressed chemokine

 

Other Abbreviations
AAD allergic airway disease
ARDS adult respiratory distress symdrome
AST aspartate aminotransferase
BAL bronchoalveolar lavage
CLA cutaneous lymphocyte antigen
EAE experimental autoimmune encephalitis
ICAM-1 intracellular adhesion molecule-1
ICOS inducible costimulator
IFN-γ interferon-γ
IL-# interleukin-#
GFAP glial fibrillary acidic protein
HDL high density lipoproteins
HUVEC human umbilical vein endothelial cells
MAdCAM-1 mucosal addressin cellular adhesion molecule-1
MM-LDL minimally-modified low-density lipoproteins
MS multiple sclerosis
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-α
Th# helper T-cell subtype-#

Reference: T. S. Olson and K. Ley. Chemokines and chemokine receptors in Leukocyte trafficking. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative & Comparative Physiology 283 (1):R7-R28, 2002.


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