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Immune complexes induced the synthesis of apoprotein III, the protein component of tissue thromboplastin (tissue factor), in human monocytes cultured in vitro. The response was maximal (11.1 +/- 1.7 fold increase (mean +/- SEM) when immune complexes were formed at antigen/antibody equivalence. Immune complexes formed with the antigen-binding fragments (F(ab')2) of immunoglobulins induced a 4.7 +/- 1.4 fold activity increase, suggesting that another signal mechanism in addition to the Fc-receptor may be involved.
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