CCL11 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: The elevated circulatory levels of CXCL1 and CXCL5 in T2D patients [9] and the increased CCL11 (Eotaxin) protein in serum and mRNA in visceral adipose tissue of obese mice and humans have been reported [10]; and these chemokines may affect the recruitment of eosinophils, basophils, neutrophils, and monocytes at the site(s) of inflammation.