Neutrophil attracting and activating factors that may already exist in
normal cells are located.Polypeptides having neutrophil stimulating
activity were isolated from an extract originating from a normal porcine
heart, whereby the invention was completed. The invention provides (a) a
polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1; (b) a
polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence derived from the amino
acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 by deletion, substitution, insertion or
addition of one or more amino acids and having neutrophil stimulating
activity; or (c) a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence
biologically equivalent to the amino acid sequence of said polypeptide
(a) or (b).