An Adequately Robust Early TNF-a Response Is a
Hallmark of Survival Following Trauma/Hemorrhage
Rajaie Namas1, Ali Ghuma1, Andres Torres1, Patricio Polanco1, Hernando Gomez1, Derek Barclay1, Lisa
Gordon1, Sven Zenker2,3¤, Hyung Kook Kim2, Linda Hermus1, Ruben Zamora1, Matthew R. Rosengart1,
Gilles Clermont2,3, Andrew Peitzman1, Timothy R. Billiar1,3, Juan Ochoa1,3, Michael R. Pinsky2,3, Juan
Carlos Puyana1,2,3, Yoram Vodovotz1,3*
1 Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 2 Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 3 Center for Inflammation and Regenerative Modeling, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America