to determine if this acute-phase response involves a change in the rate of hepatic protein synthesis and if it is due to a direct effect of il 2 on hepatocytes , human hepatoma-derived hepatocytes ( hep-3b cells ) were incubated in medium containing il 2 or in culture supernatants from il 2-activated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells ( pbmnc ) .
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