toxicity of lipopolysaccharide ( lps ) ( endotoxin ) is , to a large extent , mediated by the activation of monocytes/macrophages and subsequent release of monokines , such as interleukin-1 ( il-1 ) and tumor necrosis factor alpha ( tnf-alpha ) .
C0023810
lipopolysaccharide
C0014264
endotoxin