The Importance of Fever as a Predictive Symptom for the Potency of Host's Monocytes to Release Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Mediators

• Main Authors: Magdalini Kyriakopoulou (Author), Anastasia Antonopoulou (Author), Maria Raftogiannis (Author), Fotini Baziaka (Author), Thomas Tsaganos (Author), Kyriaki Kanellakopoulou (Author), Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To clarify whether time lapsing from advent of fever as a first sign of sepsis may be indicative of the potency of monocytes for the release of pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators. Methods. Monocytes were isolated from blood of 51 septic patients and 9 healthy donors. Monocytes were incu...