CXCL9 and congenital rubella syndrome: Moreover, in our animal model of CRS, we measured circulating levels of two human chemokines, CXCL9 (also known as MIG) and CXCL10 (also known as IP-10), specifically induced by IFNγ and synthesized and secreted by histiocytes and dendritic cells, thus allowing quantification of IFNγ-inhibition33.