CXCL5 igra ulogu u smanjenju osjetljivosti na bol od opekotina kod nekih osoba i predstavlja "potencijalni cilj koji se može koristiti za razumijevanje više o boli kod drugih upalnih stanja kao što su artritis i cistitis.[12] Poznato je da CXCL5 ima hemotaksijske i aktivirajuće funkcije na neutrofile, uglavnom tokom akutnih upalnih odgovora. Međutim, ekspresija CXCL5 je također veća u aterosklerozi (hronično upalno stanje), ali nije povezana s infiltracijom neutrofila. Umjesto toga, CXCL5 ima zaštitnu ulogu u aterosklerozi ,direktno kontrolirajući stvaranje makrofagapjenaste ćelije.[13]
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