The role of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in autoimmune disease and current TNF-α inhibitors in therapeutics

D Jang, AH Lee, HY Shin, HR Song, JH Park… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) was initially recognized as a factor that causes the
necrosis of tumors, but it has been recently identified to have additional important functions …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2: SARS-CoV-2 receptor and regulator of the renin-angiotensin system: celebrating the 20th anniversary of the discovery of ACE2

M Gheblawi, K Wang, A Viveiros, Q Nguyen… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2) has a multiplicity of physiological roles that
revolve around its trivalent function: a negative regulator of the renin-angiotensin system …

Tumor necrosis factor receptors: pleiotropic signaling complexes and their differential effects

P Gough, IA Myles - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Since its discovery in 1975, TNFα has been a subject of intense study as it plays significant
roles in both immunity and cancer. Such attention is well deserved as TNFα is unique in its …

ADAM10 and ADAM17 promote SARS‐CoV‐2 cell entry and spike protein‐mediated lung cell fusion

G Jocher, V Grass, SK Tschirner, L Riepler… - EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
The severe‐acute‐respiratory‐syndrome‐coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is the causative
agent of COVID‐19, but host cell factors contributing to COVID‐19 pathogenesis remain only …

Role of the ACE2/angiotensin 1–7 axis of the renin–angiotensin system in heart failure

VB Patel, JC Zhong, MB Grant, GY Oudit - Circulation research, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Heart failure (HF) remains the most common cause of death and disability, and a major
economic burden, in industrialized nations. Physiological, pharmacological, and clinical …

Role of TNF–TNF receptor 2 signal in regulatory T cells and its therapeutic implications

S Yang, J Wang, DD Brand, SG Zheng - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) is a pleiotropic cytokine which signals through TNF receptor
1 (TNFR1) and TNF receptor 2 (TNFR2). Emerging evidence has demonstrated that TNFR1 …

The balance of TNF mediated pathways regulates inflammatory cell death signaling in healthy and diseased tissues

JD Webster, D Vucic - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF; TNFα) is a critical regulator of immune responses in
healthy organisms and in disease. TNF is involved in the development and proper …

[HTML][HTML] TNF and TNF-receptors: From mediators of cell death and inflammation to therapeutic giants–past, present and future

LM Sedger, MF McDermott - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF), initially known for its tumor cytotoxicity, is a potent
mediator of inflammation, as well as many normal physiological functions in homeostasis …

Proteolytic ectodomain shedding of membrane proteins in mammals—hardware, concepts, and recent developments

SF Lichtenthaler, MK Lemberg, R Fluhrer - The EMBO journal, 2018 - embopress.org
Proteolytic removal of membrane protein ectodomains (ectodomain shedding) is a post‐
translational modification that controls levels and function of hundreds of membrane …

[HTML][HTML] TNF and its receptors in the CNS: The essential, the desirable and the deleterious effects

L Probert - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is the prototypic pro-inflammatory cytokine. It is central to host
defense and inflammatory responses but under certain circumstances also triggers cell …