TNF and Sepsis: It was reported that acupuncture at ST36 significantly decreased alanine aminotransferase (ALT) [54, 60, 61, 68, 70] and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) [52, 70], attenuating sepsis-induced hepatic injury by reducing the tissue water content of liver [55, 61, 68] and suppressing hepatic inflammatory cytokines (iNOS [55, 70], MPO [55, 60], and TNF-α [55]).