Specificity
This antibody recognises human IP-10 (10-kDa interferon-inducible protein), otherwise known as CXCL10, a 77 amino acid CXC chemokine which, like monokine induced by IFN-gamma (Mig) and IFN-inducible T-cell alpha-chemoattractant (I-TAC), signals through the CXCR3 receptor.IP-10 acts as a chemoattractant for Th1 lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells and is secreted by a variety of cells, including neutrophils, monocytes, keratinocytes and epithelial cells, in response to interferon gamma (IFNgamma) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). IP-10 is thus associated with several clinical conditions linked with Th1 type immune responses and raised IFNgamma expression, such as psoriasis, sarcoidosis and viral meningitis. In addition, IP-10 is able to suppress the synergistic action of stimulatory cytokines on hematopoietic progenitor cell proliferation.