HDL inflammatory index correlates with and predicts severity of organ failure in patients with sepsis and septic shock.

HDL inflammatory index correlates with and predicts severity of organ failure in patients with sepsis and septic shock.

OBJECTIVE:High density lipoprotein (HDL) is important for defense against sepsis but becomes dysfunctional (Dys-HDL) during inflammation. We hypothesize that Dys-HDL correlates with organ dysfunction (sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score) early sepsis. METHODS:A prospective cohort study...

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Main Authors: Faheem W Guirgis, Sunita Dodani, Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Lyle Moldawer, Jennifer Bowman, Colleen Kalynych, Victor Grijalva, Srinivasa T Reddy, Alan E Jones, Frederick A Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6138388?pdf=render

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