cachectin

The mechanism may involve cachectin - also called tumor necrosis factor, a macrophage-secreted cytokine.

The substance, tumor necrosis factor, also called cachectin, defends against infection, and it has been the subject of intense research in cancer and many other diseases.

In 1985, Bruce A. Beutler and Anthony Cerami discovered that cachectin (a hormone which induces cachexia) was actually TNF.

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) (also known as TNF-alpha or cachectin) is a cytotoxin which is derived from a form of white blood cell called monocytes.

Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) (also known as cachectin or TNF alpha) is a cytokine that has a wide variety of functions.

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) (also known as TNF alpha or cachectin) is a monocyte-derived cytotoxin that has been implicated in tumour regression, septic shock and cachexia.

Other American researchers have also found that another drug, pentoxifylline, also suppresses cachectin, said Dr. Fauci, who has also done key research of the role of cachectin in fighting AIDS.

Animal studies indicate that tumor necrosis factor (TNF), a protein also known as cachectin, is an essential element in highly fatal cerebral malaria, according to researchers with the World Health Organization and the University of Geneva in Switzerland.

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, cachexin, or cachectin, and formerly known as tumor necrosis factor alpha or TNFα) is a cytokine involved in systemic inflammation and is a member of a group of cytokines that stimulate the acute phase reaction.