CXCL5 and neoplasm: The expression of both CXCL5 and CXCR2 was higher in the NPC primary tissues than in the non-tumour tissues at the protein level as quantified by IHC, and the expression of CXCL5 was primarily localized to the tumour cells rather than the mesenchymal portion of the cancerous tissue (Fig. 1a).