Cytokines in sepsis: friend or enemy?

SR Senousy, AS Ahmed, M El-Daly… - Journal of advanced …, 2022 - journals.ekb.eg
Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide. A serious complication of
infections is septic shock. Septic shock is a critical syndrome associated with the host …

Cytokines in sepsis: potent immunoregulators and potential therapeutic targets—an updated view

W Schulte, J Bernhagen, R Bucala - Mediators of inflammation, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Targeting cytokines as a treatment for patients with sepsis: A lost cause or a strategy still worthy of pursuit?

KA Brown, GA Brown, SM Lewis, R Beale… - International …, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite often knowing the aetiology of sepsis and its clinical course there has not been the
anticipated advances in treatment strategies. Cytokines are influential mediators of …

The immune system regulation in sepsis: from innate to adaptive

Y Qiu, G Tu, M Ju, C Yang, Z Luo - Current Protein and Peptide …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Sepsis, which is a highly heterogeneous syndrome, can result in death as a consequence of
a systemic inflammatory response syndrome. The activation and regulation of the immune …

Novel therapeutic targets for sepsis: regulation of exaggerated inflammatory responses

A Matsuda, A Jacob, R Wu, M Aziz… - Journal of Nippon …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Sepsis is a devastating and complex syndrome and continues to be a major cause of
morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients at the surgical intensive care unit setting …

Role of cytokines as a double-edged sword in sepsis

H Chaudhry, J Zhou, YIN Zhong, MM Ali, F McGuire… - In vivo, 2013 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background: Sepsis is a deadly immunological disorder and its pathophysiology is still
poorly understood. We aimed to determine if specific pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory …

Inflammatory mediators of cytokines and chemokines in sepsis: From bench to bedside

Z Doganyigit, E Eroglu, E Akyuz - Human & experimental …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Sepsis is a serious clinical condition characterized by damage to the immune
system as a result of an uncontrolled response to infection. Septic patients show …

Pathophysiology and pathogens of sepsis

HP Hauber, P Zabel - Der Internist, 2009 - europepmc.org
The pathophysiology of sepsis is not completely understood. Bacteria are the main cause of
sepsis. Activated receptors of the innate immune system lead to an exaggerated immune …

Pathophysiological role of pro-and anti-inflammatory cytokines in sepsis

JM Cavaillon - Sepsis, 1998 - Springer
The appearance of detectable pro-as well as anti-inflammatory cytokines in the blood stream
during sepsis is indicative of their exacerbated production. While pro-inflammatory cytokines …

[PDF][PDF] Pathophysiology of sepsis

A Mossie - World journal of medicine and medical science, 2013 - wjmms.com
Background: Sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response to infection, resulting in organ failure
and death. Pathogenic microbial agents trigger cascades of events in sepsis by stimulating …