Eotaxin Blocking Peptide

The CC-chemokine eotaxin is a potent eosinophil chemoattractant that stimulates recruitment of eosinophils from the blood to sites of allergic inflammation. 1 Eotaxin and related molecules are potentially important endogenous signaling substances in allergic reactions. 2 Eotaxin plays an important role not only by attracting eosinophils to the site of inflammation but also by damaging tissue by its capacity to induce the release of reactive oxygen species. 3