Sepsis is a common complication of combat injuries and trauma, and is defined as a life-
threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. It is also …

Sepsis and septic shock are among the leading causes of death in intensive care units
worldwide. Numerous studies on their pathophysiology have revealed an imbalance in the …

Sepsis represents the host's systemic inflammatory response to a severe infection. It causes
substantial human morbidity resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths each year …

Septic syndromes represent a major although largely underrecognized healthcare problem
worldwide, accounting for thousands of deaths every year. It is now agreed that sepsis …

The diagnostic value of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and
interleukin-10 levels in differentiating sepsis from severe sepsis and the prognostic value of …

Immunomodulation by fungal compounds can be determined by the capacity of the
compounds to influence the cytokine production by human peripheral blood mononuclear …

Sepsis-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in critically ill patients,
refractory to conventional treatments. Aberrant activation of innate immune system may …

Objective To investigate the-1082 (A/G) polymorphism in the promoter of the IL-10 gene in
terms of IL-10 production from stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and to …

Objective To define the significance of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid
cells 1 (sTREM-1) in the septic cascade by comparing its kinetics to those of other …

Purpose Intra-abdominal infection is considered the second most common cause of sepsis
and results in localized or diffused inflammation of the peritoneum. The main treatment for …