MCP-1, monocyte chemotactic protein 1, CCL 2, CCL2, Chemokine C C motif ligand 2, Chemokine CC Motif Ligand 2, GDCF 2, GDCF 2 HC11, GDCF2, HC11, HSMCR30, JE, MCAF, MCP 1, MGC9434, Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, Monocyte chemotactic and activating factor, Monocyte chemotactic protein 1, Monocyte secretory protein JE, SCYA2, Small inducible cytokine A2, Small inducible cytokine subfamily A Cys Cys member 2, SMC CF, SMCCF.
Chemotactic factor that attracts monocytes and basophils but not neutrophils or eosinophils. Augments monocyte anti-tumor activity. Has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diseases characterized by monocytic infiltrates, like psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis or atherosclerosis. May be involved in the recruitment of monocytes into the arterial wall during the disease process of atherosclerosis.
