11. Experimental Methods for the Immunological Characterization of Paradoxical Psoriasis Reactions Induced by TNF-α Biologics
Martina Morelli, Claudia Scarponi, Stefania Madonna, and Cristina Albanesi
12. Methods for the Administration of EDAR Pathway Modulators in Mice
Sonia Schuepbach-Mallepell, Christine Kowalczyk-Quintas, Angela Dick, Mahya Eslami, Michele Vigolo, Denis J. Headon, Michael Cheeseman, Holm Schneider, and Pascal Schneider
13. Analysis of Ligand-Receptor Interactions Using Bioluminescent TNF Superfamily (TNFSF) Ligand Fusion Proteins
Kirstin Kucka, Juliane Medler, and Harald Wajant
14. Monitoring Atsttrin-mediated Inhibition of TNFα/NF-κβ Activation through in vivo Bioluminescence Imaging
Aubryanna Hettinghouse, Wenyu Fu, and Chuan-ju Liu
15. The use of Murine Infection Models to Investigate the Protective Role of TNF in Central Nervous System Tuberculosis
Nai-Jen Hsu and Muazzam Jacobs
16. Identification of CD137- and CD137L-expressing Cells in EL-4 Tumor
Sang W. Kang, Hong R. Cho,and Byungsuk Kwon
17. Expression Profiling of Tumor Necrosis Factor Superfamily Ligands mRNA in Healthy and Injured Murine Kidneys
Bhawna Tomar and Shrikant R. Mulay
18Analysis of Lymphotoxin Alpha Expression in Human Retina and Generation of Expression Vectors to Functional Characterization of Polymorphisms in the Tumor Necrosis Factor Locus
Ricardo Usategui-Martín, Irene Rodriguez-Hernández, Rogelio González-Sarmiento, Eva M. Sobas, Jose Carlos Pastor Jimeno, and Salvador Pastor Idoate
19. Detection of TNF-α Protein in Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Tumor Cells by Western Blotting
Tandressa Souza Berguetti, Raquel Ciuvalschi Maia, and Paloma Silva de Souza
20. Expression of TNFRs by B and T lymphocytes in Tumor-Draining Lymph Nodes
Atri Ghods, Abbas Ghaderi, and Fereshteh Mehdipour
21. Methods for Evaluation of TNF-α Inhibition Effect
Kirti Hira and Sajeli A Begum
This second edition focuses on various techniques to investigate aspects of the TNF Superfamily members in health and disease. Chapters detail protocols on the signaling process of TNF family members, technical examples to investigating the role of TNF family members in physiopathologies, modulation of TNF signaling by pathogens, experimental applications of TNF-reporter mice, methodologies for various assays of TNF family members and the production of recombinant molecules. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and accessible, The TNF Superfamily: Methods and Applications, Second Edition serves to aid researchers investigating this key family of proteins.