CXCL8 and chronic kidney disease: Given the well‐reocngized role of inflammation in CKD, we assessed expression of various proinflammatory factors such as interleukin 1β (IL‐1β), interleukin 6 (IL‐6), interleukin 8 (IL‐8) and chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP‐1) using qRT‐PCR analysis.