Polymicrobial sepsis influences NK-cell-mediated immunity by diminishing NK-cell-intrinsic receptor-mediated effector responses to viral ligands or infections.
The sepsis-induced cytokine storm leads to severe lymphopenia and reduced effector capacity of remaining/surviving cells. This results in a prolonged state of immunoparalysis, that contributes to enhanced morbidity/mortality of sepsis survivors upon secondary infection. The impact of sepsis on sever...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6231673?pdf=render |