European Cytokine Network
MENUModulation of LPS-, PHA- and M. tuberculosis-mediated cytokine production by pentoxifylline and thalidomide Volume 11, numéro 4, December 2000
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- Année de parution : 2000
INTRODUCTION Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is essential to host immunity, but excessive production of TNF-alpha and other proinflammatory cytokines may have deleterious effects in acute and chronic inflammatory conditions. TNF-alpha activity has been implicated as a central mediator in the pathogenesis of a wide range of human diseases including autoimmune disorders, cancer cachexia and endotoxic shock [1]. In human tuberculosis, [...]