In experiments with Gastric epithelial (AGS) and human colon adenocarcinoma cell line (SW742), FB1 was found to induce a dose-dependent increase in the expression of tumor necrosis factor (TNFα) and IL-1β in these two cell types, thus suggesting that FB1 can promote cytokine production by gastrointestinal cells, which may underlie the subsequent onset of inflammation [79]. Here, TNF is linked to colon adenocarcinoma.