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ReviewBiomarker insights2015

Biomarkers for Sepsis: What Is and What Might Be?

Bethany M Biron, Alfred Ayala, Joanne L Lomas-Neira

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Review in Biomarker insights, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 83 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

83 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Bethany M BironDivision of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Alfred AyalaDivision of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Joanne L Lomas-NeiraDivision of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.

Funding

Uncoupling of IL-1 beta and VEGF-A Crosstalk Contributes to Impaired Arteriogenesis Response to Ischemia in Chronic Diabetes MellitusP20GM103652 · NIGMS · OCEAN STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. · PI HARRINGTON, ELIZABETH O · 2013 to 2022
$21.3M
Mechanisms of Immune Dysfunction and Morbid Outcome in Response to Shock/SepsisR35GM118097 · NIGMS · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI AYALA, ALFRED · 2016 to 2025
$6.3M
DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF SEPSIS ON MACROPHAGE FUNCTIONR01GM046354 · NIGMS · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL (PROVIDENCE, RI) · PI AYALA, ALFRED · 1999 to 2016
$4.5M
Co-Inhibitory Molecules and the Pathology of Indirect-Acute Lung InjuryR01GM107149 · NIGMS · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI AYALA, ALFRED · 2013 to 2015
$906k
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103652NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM046354NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM107149NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM118097
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Every year numerous individuals develop the morbid condition of sepsis. Therefore, novel biomarkers that might better inform clinicians treating such patients are sorely needed. Difficulty in identifying such markers is in part due to the complex heterogeneity of sepsis, resulting from the broad and vague definition of this state/condition based on numerous possible clinical signs and symptoms as well as an incomplete understanding of the underlying pathobiology of this complex condition. This review considers some of the attempts that have been made so far, looking at both the pro- and anti-inflammatory response to sepsis, as well as genomic analysis, as sources of potential biomarkers. Irrespective, for functional biomarker(s) of sepsis to successfully translate from the laboratory to a clinical setting, the biomarker must be target specific and sensitive as well as easy to implement/interpret, and be cost effective, such that they can be utilized routinely in patient diagnosis and treatment.

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endothelialgenomic profileimmunelactic acidpro-/anti-inflammatoryprocalcitonin

Identifiers

PMID26417200
PMCPMC4571989

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