CCL2 and non-small cell lung carcinoma: Measuring 40 inflammation-associated cytokines of NSCLC patients and HC, as shown in Table 5, we found that 8 kinds of cytokines (BLC, eotaxin, I-309, MCP-1, MIP-1β, RANTES, TNF RI, and TNF RII) were significantly elevated in NSCLC patients, in comparison with HC.