cellular
• mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) are completely resistant to apoptosis mediated by TNF
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immune system
• mice have no organized follicular dendritic cell network in the spleen
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• spleen germinal centers fail to develop upon immunization with sheep red blood cells
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• mice fail to produce IL-6 in response to I.V. injection of TNF while wild-type mice have dramatic increases in this cytokine 6 hours after injection
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• MEFs produce significantly less IL-6 in vitro than controls when cultured with TNF
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• tissue damage that normally occurs at the site of TNF administration fails to happen in these mice
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• macrophages produced significantly less TNF when exposed to LPS
• macrophages also produce less TNF in response to the TLR3 agonist poly(I:C)
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hematopoietic system
• mice have no organized follicular dendritic cell network in the spleen
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• spleen germinal centers fail to develop upon immunization with sheep red blood cells
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homeostasis/metabolism
• mice fail to produce IL-6 in response to I.V. injection of TNF while wild-type mice have dramatic increases in this cytokine 6 hours after injection
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