TNF and asthma: Using a house dust mite (HDM)-induced murine asthma model and HDM, IL-4, IL-13, or TNF-α stimulated human primary bronchial epithelial cells (BECs) and bronchial epithelial (Beas-2b) cells, we modulated FAO with L-carnitine (agonist) and Etomoxir (inhibitor).