[TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand and its research progress on cancer treatment].

TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand) belongs to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) cytokine family, can induce apoptosis in a wide variety of tumor cell lines. This review introduces research progress on TRAIL from several aspects: the structure and function of TRAIL, the pathway of its inducing apoptosis, TRAIL and cancer treatment, and its foreground.