Article
Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) gene polymorphism influences TNF-alpha production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated whole blood cell culture in healthy humans.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Sept 1998
Louis E, Franchimont D, Piron A, Gevaert Y, Schaaf-Lafontaine N, Roland S, Mahieu P, Malaise M, De Groote D, Louis R, Belaiche J
Abstract excerpt
TNF-alpha is involved in infectious and immuno-inflammatory diseases. Different individuals may have different capacities for TNF-alpha production. This might determine a predisposition to develop some complications or phenotypes of these diseases. The aims of our study were to assess the inter-i...
Topics
- Adult
- Cells, Cultured
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lipopolysaccharide Receptors
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
