CCL5 and atherosclerosis: RANTES (also called CCL5, CC-motif ligand 5) is a soluble pro-inflammatory chemokine secreted by several cell types such as activated T cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, glial cells, mesangial cells, and platelets [17,18], which is highly expressed in atheroma and has been implicated in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis [19].