TNF and Sepsis: In a clinical report of 97 consecutive patients, 56% developed sepsis with about 26 pg/mL of TNF-α 37% had 20 pg/mL of IL-1 and in 80%; 415 pg/mL of IL-6 was detected, including a LPS mean concentration of 2.6 endotoxin units (EU)/mL (1 EU/mL = 0.6 ng/mL) [12].