Direct bone formation during distraction osteogenesis does not require TNFalpha receptors and elevated serum TNFalpha fails to inhibit bone formation in TNFR1 deficient mice.
Wahl EC, Aronson J, Liu L, Skinner RA, Miller MJ, Cockrell GE, Fowlkes JL, Thrailkill KM, Bunn RC, Ronis MJ, Lumpkin CK. Direct bone formation during distraction osteogenesis does not require TNFalpha receptors and elevated serum TNFalpha fails to inhibit bone formation in TNFR1 deficient mice. Bone. 2010 Feb; 46(2):410-7.