Table 2

Chemoattractant effects of cytokines

CytokineEosinophilT cellMonocyteNeutrophilOthers
IL-8±+++“Primed” eosinophils
RANTES++Memory T cells+NK cells
MCP-1++++Basophils
MCP-3+++Dendritic cells
MCP-4++++
MIP-1αCD8+ cells++Dendritic cells, NK cells
Eotaxin+++Basophils
STCP-1Th2 cells
IL-2++
IL-4Fibroblasts
IL-5+
IL-15+
IL-16CD4+ T cells
IL-1β(+)++
TNF-α++
SCFMast cells
  • IL = interleukin; MCP = monocyte chemoattractant protein; MIP = macrophage inflammatory protein; STCP = stimulated T cell chemoattractant protein; TNF = tumour necrosis; SCF = stem cell factor; NK = natural killer.