Aim: To observe the effects on the expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in pulmonary fibrosis in rats after the blokage of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system at different levels. Methods: The experiment was carried out in the Clinical Institute of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanhua University and the Laboratory of Histoembryology and Physiology in Nanhua University Medical College from August 2005 to August 2006. Fifty SD rats aged 6 weeks were randomized into five groups, with 10 rats in each. In the normal control group, the...