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. 2018 Mar 22;86(4):e00759-17. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00759-17

TABLE 1.

Classification of 40 cytokines/chemokines based on their function

Type Cytokines/chemokines
Proinflammatory cytokines IFN-γ, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-11, IL-12p40, IL-12p70, IL-16, IL-17, ICAM-1, TNF-α, TNF-β
Anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-4, IL-10, IL-13, TGF-β
Chemokines IL-8, eotaxin/CCL11, eotaxin-2/CCL24, CSF1, CSF2, CSF3, I-309/CCL1, IP-10, MCP1, MCP2, MIG, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, MIP-1δ, RANTES/CCL5
Soluble receptors sIL-6R, sTNF-RI, sTNF-RII
Growth factors IL-3, Il-7, IL-2, IL-15, PGDF-BB, TIMP-2