Redox Responses in Patients with Sepsis: High Correlation of Thioredoxin-1 and Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Plasma Levels

• Main Authors: Thorsten Brenner (Author), Claudia Rosenhagen (Author), Jochen Steppan (Author), Christoph Lichtenstern (Author), Jürgen Weitz (Author), Thomas Bruckner (Author), Eike O. Martin (Author), Ursula Hoffmann (Author), Markus A. Weigand (Author), Stefan Hofer (Author)
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• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. Redox active substances (e.g., Thioredoxin-1, Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor) seem to be central hubs in the septic inflammatory process. Materials and Methods. Blood samples from patients with severe sepsis or septic shock (n=15) were collected at the time of sepsis diagnosis (t...