CXCR3 and infection: Moreover, CXCL10/IP-10 chemoattracts CXCR3-positive cells, including macrophages, dendritic cells, NK cells and activated T lymphocytes, toward inflammation sites during infection or neoplastic transformation (63), whereas VEGF both stimulate the migration of macrophages and promote vascular permeability that helps immune cell migration to the infection sites (62).