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Stein et al [ 29] have found that cytokines such as interleukin-2, interferon-γ and tumour necrosis factor-α were capable of decreasing the expression of MDR1 mRNA in the colon carcinoma cell lines HCT15 and HCT16.
CDDO = 2-cyano-3,12-dioxoolean-1,9-dien-28-oic acid; DMEM = Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium; GAPDH = glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; IκB = inhibitor of NF-κB; IL = interleukin; MMP = matrix metalloproteinase; OA = osteoarthritis; RA = rheumatoid arthritis; RT-PCR = reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor-α.
For instance, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) can modify intracellular signal transduction and regulate ionic channel activities in various epithelial cells [ 9 ] . A few studies have shown that cytokines can alter biliary epithelial cell function [ 10 11 ] .
The present study was conducted to determine the procalcitonin level at early diagnosis (and differentiation) in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and sepsis, in comparison with C-reactive protein, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8 and tumour necrosis factor-α in an unselected population of patients suffering from a broad range of diseases in an intensive care unit (ICU).
Reversal of IL-2-induced toxicity by corticosteroid or anti-tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) antibodies also blunts its therapeutic efficacy, further indicating the mandatory nature of this association [ 11, 12].