PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 10321674-1 1999 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of the methylxanthine derivative, pentoxifylline, on plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1, and IL-6 in prematurely delivered infants with generalized bacterial infections and to assess the effect of this immunomodulating drug on the clinical outcome in newborns with sepsis. methylxanthine 44-58 interleukin 6 Homo sapiens 166-170