TNF and acute respiratory distress syndrome: In this study, we discovered that PEITC has a significant hepatoprotective effect, which reverses the increased levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and interferon (IFN)-γ in mice with ALI.