monocyte derived neutrophil activating peptide meaning

[Medicine]
A cytokine that activates neutrophils and attracts neutrophils and T-lymphocytes. It is released by several cell types including monocytes,macrophages,T-lymphocytes,fibroblasts,endothelial cells,and keratinocytes by an inflammatory stimulus. IL-8 is a member of the beta-thromboglobulin superfamily and structurally related to platelet factor 4.