The tumor necrosis factor⁻related weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) belongs to the tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily, which was shown to play an important role in inflammatory and malignant gastrointestinal diseases, including colitis or colorectal cancer.
Recent studies have linked sleep dysfunction with an upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines (eg, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1 and interleukin-6), the implications of which can have a profound impact on a variety of gastrointestinal disease.
This study examined the relationship of gene polymorphisms, including interleukin (IL)-1beta, -10, -8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), H. pylori infection, and susceptibility to gastrointestinal disorders in Taiwanese patients.
To study the association between Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha polymorphisms, infection by Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) and the development of gastrointestinal diseases.