We have recently highlighted (and added to) the considerable evidence that blood can
contain dormant bacteria. By definition, such bacteria may be resuscitated (and thus …

For bacteria, replication mainly involves growth by binary fission. However, in a very great
many natural environments there are examples of phenotypically dormant, non-growing …

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is frequently observed in patients with acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and it is associated with an increased risk of mortality …

Background Sepsis is the systemic inflammatory response to an infection. Generation of
reactive oxygen species represents an important part of the inflammatory cascade in sepsis …

Metabolomics and biomarkers are increasingly used in drug discovery and development,
and are applied to personalized medicine. Progress in these research areas has increased …

Sepsis is a systemic uncontrolled inflammatory response in the presence of an infection. It
remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. According to its …

Although plasma phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) has been mainly studied in the
context of atherosclerosis, it shares homology with proteins involved in innate immunity …

Alarming sepsis‐related mortality rates present significant challenges to healthcare services
globally. Despite advances made in the field, there is still an urgent need to develop …

Objective: The objective was to investigate the benefits of supplementing enteral feeding
with omega-3 fatty acids in children with mild to moderate sepsis and its effects on acute …

Antimicrobial peptides are promising molecules in uprising consequences of drug-resistant
bacteria. The prodomain of furin, a serine protease, expressed in all vertebrates including …