Kang et al., Cytokine 2002
(Leprosy, Lepromatous) :
Upon stimulation with MLL , monocytes produced TNF-alpha and Interleukin-12 (IL-12), which play a role in the innate immune response to infection
Zhou et al., Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue 2005
(Disease Models, Animal...) :
Cytokines are the direct mediators for multiple organ failure (MOF), and MOF is triggered by TNF-alpha and a cascade of cytokine release, with a prolonged high-expression of IL-6