title: [Soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors--their properties and role in diagnosis and therapy of acute and chronic diseases].
abstract: The review presents the properties and significance of soluble forms of tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptors in physiology and pathology of human organism. Special attention was turned to the possibility of practical application of those forms of the receptors in the therapy of diseases caused by excessive activity of TNF-alpha. The significance of the soluble receptors as prognostic factors of disease progression and outcome was stressed.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Oddział Kliniczny Chorób Wewnetrznych Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Bytomiu.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kokot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muc-Wierzgoń
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zubelewicz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wierzgoń
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nowakowska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brodziak
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003933:Diagnosis; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha