A synergistic increase in the cytotoxic effects of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (rH-TNF) and hyperthermia was demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo. The cytotoxicity of rH-TNF against L-M cells in incubation for 12 h at 38.5 and 40 degrees C based on the concentration necessary for 50% cytotoxicity was, respectively, 125 and more than 500 times as high as in similar incubation at 37...

Hemorrhage is a common clinical manifestation in dengue patients. However, the pathogenic mechanism of dengue virus (DV)-induced hemorrhage awaits clarification. We established a mouse model of DV hemorrhage using immunocompetent C57BL/6 mice by injecting DV serotype 2 strain 16681 intradermally. While inoculation of 3 x 10(9) PFU of DV induced systemic hemorrhage in all of the mice by day 3 of...

The role of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diabetes mellitus was tested in the nonobese mouse (NOD) model system. The effects of TNF-alpha were assessed on three levels: (i) insulitis development, (ii) development of overt diabetes, (iii) adoptive transfer of diabetes by splenic lymphocytes. Spontaneous diabetes mellitus was blocked in NOD mice by long...

The parasite Entamoeba histolytica is a cause of diarrhea in infants in low-income countries. Previously, it was shown that tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) production was associated with increased risk of E. histolytica diarrhea in children. Interleukin-25 (IL-25) is a cytokine that is produced by intestinal epithelial cells that has a role in maintenance of gut barrier function and inhibit...

BACKGROUND The expression of mouse tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in Escherichia coli is a favorable way to get high yield of protein; however, the formation of cytoplasmic inclusion bodies, which is the consequence of insoluble accumulated proteins, is a major obstacle in this system. To overcome this obstacle, we used a pulsed dilution method to convert the product to its native conforma...

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces a variety of central and peripheral effects that are largely mediated by cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Peripheral (intravenous [i.v.]) administration of LPS (2.5 micrograms per mouse) induced TNF levels in the serum and spleen but not in the brain, while central (intracerebroventricular [i.c.v.]) administration of LPS induced TNF production b...

BACKGROUND Aseptic loosening is a significant impediment to joint implant longevity. Prosthetic wear particles are postulated to play a central role in the onset and progression of periprosthetic osteolysis, leading to aseptic loosening of the prosthesis. METHODS We investigated the inhibitory effects of a lentivirus-mediated short hairpin RNA that targets the TNF-alpha gene on the particle-i...

Analysis of 1060 xenotransplants derived from cancer cell lines as well as spontaneously occurring tumors from the larynx, pharynx, mammary gland, uterine cervix, and vulva revealed that tumor regression induced by treatment with monoclonal antibodies (EMD 55900 and EMD 72000) against the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) could be enhanced by tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-a) treatment in v...

Induction of apoptotic cell death generally requires the participation of cysteine proteases belonging to the caspase family. However, and similar to most cell types, mouse fibroblasts are normally resistant to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced apoptosis. Surprisingly, TNF-alpha treatment of vaccinia virus-infected mouse fibroblasts resulted in necrotic-like cell death, which was ...

TNF-α plays a crucial role in psoriasis; therefore, TNF inhibition has become a gold standard for the treatment of psoriasis. TNF-α is processed from a membrane-bound form by TNF-α converting enzyme (TACE) to soluble form, which exerts a number of biological activities. EGF receptor (EGFR) ligands, including heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF), amphiregulin and transforming growth f...