Tumor necrosis factors

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
TNF
Pronunciation
/ˈtumər nəˈkroʊsəs ˈfæktərz/
Category
Medical
Related Field
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Examples in Context

  1. Objective To probe into actions of TNF ( tumor necrosis factors ) of sera inflammatory cell factors and Interleukin-8 ( IL-8 ) in patients with lung contusion and secondary lung injury.
  2. Effects of changes in tumor necrosis factors and interleukin-6 in scar blisters on scar formation
  3. TRAIL, one of the new tumor necrosis factors, induces apoptosis in human melanoma cells but not in healthy cells.
  4. To investigate the expression of tumor necrosis factors alpha ( TNF-alpha ), interleukin-4 ( IL-4 ) and IL-6 in serum in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease ( AITD ) and the role of the serum cytokine in the immunoreaction.
  5. Association of tumor necrosis factors - β gene polymorphism with endometriosis in women in Guangdong Province

Other meanings of TNF

Tumor Necrosis Factor Medical
Tumour Necrosis Factor Medical
Tumor Necrosing Factor Medical
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