The immunology of sepsis

T van der Poll, M Shankar-Hari, WJ Wiersinga - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host
response to an infection. This recently implemented definition does not capture the …

The diverse function of PD-1/PD-L pathway beyond cancer

W Qin, L Hu, X Zhang, S Jiang, J Li, Z Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The recent success of PD-1 and PD-L1 blockade in cancer therapy illustrates the important
role of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in the regulation of antitumor immune responses. However …

Advances in the understanding and treatment of sepsis-induced immunosuppression

F Venet, G Monneret - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2018 - nature.com
Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction that is caused by a dysregulated
host response to infection. Sepsis can induce acute kidney injury and multiple organ failures …

Sepsis and septic shock

RS Hotchkiss, LL Moldawer, SM Opal… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2016 - nature.com
For more than two decades, sepsis was defined as a microbial infection that produces fever
(or hypothermia), tachycardia, tachypnoea and blood leukocyte changes. Sepsis is now …

The immune system's role in sepsis progression, resolution, and long‐term outcome

MJ Delano, PA Ward - Immunological reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Sepsis occurs when an infection exceeds local tissue containment and induces a series of
dysregulated physiologic responses that result in organ dysfunction. A subset of patients …

Pathological alteration and therapeutic implications of sepsis-induced immune cell apoptosis

C Cao, M Yu, Y Chai - Cell death & disease, 2019 - nature.com
Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction syndrome caused by dysregulated host
response to infection that leads to uncontrolled inflammatory response followed by …

Sepsis pathophysiology, chronic critical illness, and persistent inflammation-immunosuppression and catabolism syndrome

JC Mira, LF Gentile, BJ Mathias, PA Efron… - Critical care …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To provide an appraisal of the evolving paradigms in the pathophysiology of
sepsis and propose the evolution of a new phenotype of critically ill patients, its potential …

Sepsis-induced immune dysfunction: can immune therapies reduce mortality?

MJ Delano, PA Ward - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response induced by an infection, leading to organ
dysfunction and mortality. Historically, sepsis-induced organ dysfunction and lethality were …

Sepsis-induced immunosuppression: from cellular dysfunctions to immunotherapy

RS Hotchkiss, G Monneret, D Payen - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Sepsis—which is a severe life-threatening infection with organ dysfunction—initiates a
complex interplay of host pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory processes. Sepsis can be …

Inflammation and cell death of the innate and adaptive immune system during sepsis

C Nedeva - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sepsis is a life-threatening medical condition that occurs when the host has an uncontrolled
or abnormal immune response to overwhelming infection. It is now widely accepted that …