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Charles J. Fisher (Center for Critical Care Research, University Hospitals of Cleveland): "Sepsis syndrome is a complex clinical problem resulting from overwhelming infection leading to septic shock and death. The incidence of sepsis syndrome increased 139 percent in the 10-year period ending in 1987 and has an average mortality of 40 percent. Endotoxin secreted by gram-negative bacteria commonly precipitates sepsis syndrome and septic shock by stimulating the macrophage and monocyte to secrete cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-1, interleukin-6, interleukin-8, as well as other mediators of the inflammatory cascade. These endogenous mediators then precipitate cardiovascular insufficiency, multi-organ dysfunction syndrome, cardiovascular collapse, and death.
"Our paper is an important milestone in the field of immunotherapy of sepsis syndrome. This ...
