CCL2 and wet macular degeneration: After PBMCs were stimulated with peptidoglycan (PGN) and poly(I:C), the specific ligands of TLR2 and TLR3, cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8, VEGF, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) production in 11 patients with wet AMD and 11 controls were assessed.