CCL7 and bacterial meningitis: In bacterial meningitis, multiple cytokines including CXCL10 (IP10), CCL2, CCL7 (MCP-3), CCL4 (MIP-1β), CCL5, CXCL12, IL6, IL8, and IL17 have been shown to be increased in the acute phase of the disease ([35]; Pinto [25, 36]).