Table 1.

List of the most common pathologies presenting higher levels of circulating TNF-α and corresponding concentration

Pathology	Plasma level of TNF-α [pg/mL]	Ref.
Physiological conditions	<1.0
Rheumatoid arthritis	1000	[8]
Atherosclerosis	1000–2000	[40]
Colorectal cancer	2	[18]
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma	30	[42]
Non-small cell lung cancer	10	[9]
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia	20	[12]
Prostate cancer	4	[29]
Metastatic prostate cancer	6	[29]
Breast cancer	5	[44]
Pre-eclampsia	200	[23]
Obesity	10	[36]
Hemorrhagic shock alone	60	[37]
Hemorrhagic shock with subsequent MOF	160	[37]