Characterization of Procoagulants Produced in Cell Cultures by Tests of Coagulation

Summary

A potent procoagulant is synthesized by normal human fibroblasts cultivated in vitro. Although evidence is presented indicating that phospholipid (capable of substituting for platelets) and tissue factor (capable of complexing factor VII) are present in homogenates of saline-washed fibroblast monolayers, these substances do not appear to account entirely for the rise in procoagulant levels observed. The behavior of this procoagulant as assessed by a variety of coagulation tests, suggests that the procoagulant has physiologic significance.

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