Gut microbiota is an assortment of microorganisms inhabiting the length and width of the
mammalian gastrointestinal tract. The composition of this microbial community is host …

Objective: The use of procalcitonin (ProCT) as a marker of several clinical conditions, in
particular, systemic inflammation, infection, and sepsis, will be clarified, and its current …

Calcitonin (CT) is a hormone that received its name because of its secretion in response to
induced hypercalcemia and its hypocalcemic effect (1). It was shown to originate from the …

The worldwide yearly mortality from sepsis is substantial, greater than that of cancer of the
lung and breast combined. Moreover, its incidence is increasing, and its response to therapy …

We conducted a prospective, observational cohort study designed to compare intestinal
permeability (IP) and development of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in a …

The activation of a pro-inflammatory cascade after burn injury appears to be important in the
development of subsequent immune dysfunction, susceptibility to sepsis and multiple organ …

The development of systemic inflammation, acute lung injury, and multiple organ failure after
a major thermal injury, as well as nonthermal forms of trauma, remain relatively common …

Background & Aims: High mobility group (HMG) B1 is a nonhistone nuclear protein that was
recently identified as a late-acting mediator of lipopolysaccharide-induced lethality in mice …

Procalcitonin (PCT) is synthesized by a large number of tissues and organs in response to
invasion by pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and some parasites. Current PCT assays are rapid …

Multiple alterations in inflammatory and immunologic function have been demonstrated in
clinical and experimental situations after trauma and hemorrhage, in particular the activation …