passages.id: split_5_test_3039_passage
passages.type: progene_text
passages.text: The ability of APC to decrease the release of the C-C chemokine MIP-1 - alpha from the monocytic cell line THP-1 and from human monocytes may identify a novel immunomodulatory pathway by which APC exerts its anti - inflammatory action and may contribute to control the inflammatory response in sepsis .