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. 1992 Feb;87(2):208–214. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1992.tb02976.x

Increased levels of soluble low-affinity Fc gamma receptors (IgG-binding factors) in the sera of tumour-bearing mice.

A Lynch 1, E Tartour 1, J L Teillaud 1, B Asselain 1, W H Fridman 1, C Sautès 1
PMCID: PMC1554268  PMID: 1531189

Abstract

Soluble forms of low affinity Fc gamma receptors (Fc gamma R), also called IgG-binding factors (IgG-BF), have been shown to play a regulatory role in immune responses. By using an immunodot assay with the anti-mouse Fc gamma R MoAb, 2.4G2, the levels of IgG-BF have been measured in the sera of mice bearing syngeneic tumours of lymphoid or non-lymphoid origin or in mice injected with high doses of murine IgG. These sera contained large amounts of IgG-BF as compared with controls. In the case of mice bearing IgG2a- or IgG2b-secreting hybridomas or lymphomas, serum IgG-BF increased progressively with tumour size and serum monoclonal IgG concentration, reaching 4-12 times the normal levels. A less than three-fold increase was found in mice bearing an IgG1-secreting hybridoma or tumours which do not secrete IgG (IgA-secreting hybridoma, non-immunoglobulin-secreting lymphoid tumours or melanoma) or in mice injected with 9 mg of monoclonal IgG2a. The enhancement of serum IgG-BF levels was independent of the expression of Fc gamma R by the tumour cells, suggesting that the majority of IgG-BF secreted in response to tumours was produced by the host rather than by the tumour. The increased production of IgG-BF may participate in the control of tumour growth and in the modulation of the host immune responses in tumour-bearing animals.

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