CCL2 and myocardial infarction: Moreover, Hofbauer et al [14] found a remarkable local increase of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 and NET markers [dsDNA and H3Cit] in the culprit artery of the infarct and described a mutual induction of NETs and MCP-1, which in turn was associated with recurrent cardiovascular events [22] and all-cause mortality after myocardial infarction[23].