TNF and Sepsis: The effects of sesamin on inflammatory cell infiltration in the intestine were measured, and the expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α (75%, 79%, p < 0.001) and IL-6 (1-fold, 1.67-fold, p < 0.001) was markedly increased in the sepsis group compared with the sham group but significantly decreased in the sesamin-treated group (Figure 3(D,E)) compared with the sham group.