TNF and pancreatic adenocarcinoma: In addition, Kaur et al. have reported the ability of a recombinant truncated form of human SP-D to induce apoptosis via TNF-α/Fas-mediated pathway in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma using Panc-1 (p53mt), MiaPaCa-2 (p53mt), and Capan-2 (p53wt) cell lines.