CXCL8 and infection: During this process, the chemokine CXC Ligand 8 (CXCL8) - Chemokine CXC receptor 2 (CXCR2, also known as IL-8RB, IL-8R2, IL-8Rβ) axis facilitates migration and secretion of inflammatory mediators critically in both the early and late phases of infection [8, 9].