Vitaletheine increases TNF-alpha production slightly in uninfected mice, but it dramatically reverses the suppression of, and augments TNF-alpha production in infected mice. TNF-alpha reportedly kills only virally-infected feline leukemia cells, leaving normal feline cells alone. Thus, this particular viral cocktail in the mAIDS model seems to be knocking down the very TNF-alpha factor that might otherwise kill the virally-infected cells. Such adaptation of pathogens to flaunt immune defenses is well-known and scary!. The vitaletheine modulators, may provide the tools to reverse these trends, especially if used discretely while cleaning up our environment that is poisoning them. TNF-alpha reportedly prevents diabetes.