Interleukin-8

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Immunologic Factor

**Definition:** Interleukin-8 (99 aa, ~11 kDa) is encoded by the human CXCL8 gene. This protein is involved in chemotaxis and neutrophil activation.

**Synonyms:** - Alveolar Macrophage Chemotactic Factor I - Anionic Neutrophil Activating Peptide - Anionic Neutrophil-Activating Peptide - Beta Endothelial Cell-Derived Neutrophil Activating Peptide - Beta-Thromboglobulin-Like Protein - C-X-C Motif Chemokine 8 - CXCL8 - GCP-1 - GCP-IL-8 - Granulocyte Chemotactic Peptide Interleukin 8 - Granulocyte Chemotactic Protein 1 - IL-8 - IL8 - Interleukin 8 - Leukocyte Adhesion Inhibitor - Lung Giant Cell Carcinoma-Derived Chemotactic Protein - Lymphocyte Derived Neutrophil Activating Peptide - MDNCF - MONAP - Macrophage-Derived Chemotactic Factor - Monocyte-Derived Neutrophil Chemotactic Factor - Monocyte-Derived Neutrophil-Activating Peptide - NAP-1 - Neutrophil Activation Factor - Neutrophil Activation Peptide - Neutrophil Chemotactic Factor - Neutrophil-Activating Peptide 1 - Neutrophil-Activating Protein 1 - Protein 3-10C - T-Cell Chemotactic Factor