title: Redox responses in patients with sepsis: high correlation of thioredoxin-1 and macrophage migration inhibitory factor plasma levels.
abstract: 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 (t0), and 24 (t24) and 48 (t48) hours later; samples from healthy volunteers (n = 18) were collected once; samples from postoperative patients (n = 28) were taken one time immediately after surgery. In all patients, we measured plasma levels of IL-6, TRX1 and MIF. Results. The plasma levels of MIF and TRX1 were significantly elevated in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. Furthermore, TRX1 and MIF plasma levels showed a strong correlation (t0: r(sp) = 0.720, ρ = 0.698/t24: r(sp) = 0.771, ρ = 0.949). Conclusions. Proinflammatory/~oxidative and anti-inflammatory/~oxidative agents show a high correlation in order to maintain a redox homeostasis and to avoid the harmful effects of an excessive inflammatory/oxidative response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. thorsten.brenner@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rosenhagen
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steppan
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lichtenstern
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weitz
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bruckner
authors.forename: Eike O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Ursula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Markus A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Weigand
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hofer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D008263:Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood*; D013879:Thioredoxins / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D008263:Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors; D013879:Thioredoxins