CCL2 and ganglioneuroma: In the present study, IHC analysis in the renal biopsies also showed that the expression of other inflammatory markers, including interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and CD68 (macrophage marker), was markedly increased in HBV-GN than in non-HBV-GN (Fig. 2a, b).