CCR2 and Stroke: Moreover, stimulated splenocytes from stroke-injured animals strongly expressed chemokines and chemokine receptors (CCR), including macrophage inflammatory protein 2 (MIP-2) and CCR2, CCR7 and CCR8 6 hours after stimulation; MIP-2, IFN-γ-induced protein 10 (IP-10), CCR1, and CCR2 were expressed 22 hours after stimulation.