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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Chemotaxis is mediated by?
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The correct answer is  Ans. is 'a' i.e., C5a o C5a is the most powerful chemo-attractant (chemokine).Chemotaxiso Chemotaxis is unidirectional locomotion of leukocytes towards the site of injury, oriented along a chemical gradient. This chemical gradient is created by substances called chemoattractants (chemotactic agents), which may be exogenous (bacterial products) or endogenous (C5a, LTB-4, IL-1, TNF, IL-8).