Through increasing gene expression of anorexia-inducing proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), trichothecenes exacerbate the condition of anorexia (Wu et al., 2015). The gene discussed is TNF; the disease is Anorexia.