CCR6 and Nephropathy: The CCR6/CCL20 mRNA expression quantified in renal biopsies of various nephropathies had revealed this cognate chemokine receptor was expressed in a number of kidney-associated cells: CD20+ B cells, CD3+ T cells, tubular epithelial cells and the peritubular and glomerular capillary endothelial cells although the functional role of CCR6 in the renal endothelium had not been assessed.