Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aims: CXC chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10) also known as chemokine interferon γ inducible protein (IP-10) is a CXCR3 chemokine belongs to a group of structurally related molecules, that induce the chemotaxis of diverse leukocyte subtypes including activated T-helper 1 lymphocytes, natural killer cells and monocytes. In patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, type 1 diabetes mellitus and Graves’ disease high levels of CXCL10 ligand in serum have been fo...