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Table 3 The origins and targets of the main soluble mediators in pulmonary hypertension

From: Novel insights and new therapeutic potentials for macrophages in pulmonary hypertension

 

Produced by

Affects

IL-1

Fibroblast, macrophage, neutrophil, T cell, VSMCs

VSMCs, macrophage

IL-6

Fibroblast, VSMCs, Th1 cell, macrophage

Macrophage, Th1 cell, Th2 cell

IL-8

VSMC, macrophage, VECs

Neutrophil

IL-10

Th2 cell, B-cell

Macrophage, Th1 cell, VSMCs

MIF

Fibroblast, macrophage, VECs

VSMCs, VECs

CCL2

Fibroblast, VECs, VSMCs

Macrophage

CCL5

Fibroblast, VECs

Macrophage

CX3CL1

Macrophage, VECs

Macrophage, VSMCs

CXCL12

Fibroblast, VECs

Macrophage

  1. Abbreviations: IL, Interleukin; VSMCs, vascular smooth muscle cells; VECs, vascular endothelial cells; MIF, migration inhibitory factor