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CXCR2

Neutrophil chemokine receptor that follows CXCL8-like recruitment gradients

neutrophilCXCL8chemotaxisbarrier

Review layer

Last reviewed 2026-05-17

conceptualeducational

Systems teaching draft. Content is structured for education and graph expansion, with formal source tagging ready for the next review pass.

receptor

Systems Context

CXCR2 translates epithelial alarm into a mobile neutrophil wave.

Clinical Use

Helpful for interpreting neutrophilic airway, gut, skin, and vascular inflammation.

Aliases

Expressed By

NeutrophilMyeloid cells

Targets

CXCL8CXCL1CXCL2

Functions

chemotaxisacute recruitmentbarrier defenseneutrophilic inflammation