In trachoma patients, increased cytokines levels have also been reported for, IL-10 (associated with anti-inflammatory response), CXCL8 (IL-8, involved in recruiting granulocytes and facilitating phagocytosis), and CCL2 (MCP-1, involved in attracting monocytes, lymphocytes, and basophils, as well as promoting macrophage differentiation) [37]. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL8 and inclusion conjunctivitis.