Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) and Manganese Superoxide Dismutase (MnSOD) as Early Predictors for Survival in Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
4302626	Journal of Surgical Research	2010	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Our results therefore demonstrate that redox active substances may play an important role in the septic inflammatory response. MIF and MnSOD appear to be early predictors for survival in septic patients.

Keywords

Oxidative stress manganese superoxide dismutase Severe sepsis Septic shock Macrophage migration inhibitory factor cell adhesion molecules Inflammatory mediators Reactive oxygen species

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Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) and Manganese Superoxide Dismutase (MnSOD) as Early Predictors for Survival in Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock

Authors

Thorsten M.D., Stefan M.D., Claudia Rosenhagen, Jochen M.D., Christoph M.D., Jürgen M.D., Thomas Ph.D., Ivan K. M.D., Ph.D., Eike M.D., Angelika Ph.D., Ursula M.D., Markus A. M.D.,