Sepsis

Study data from Brown University, Medical Department update knowledge of sepsis

Published in Blood Weekly, September 13th, 2007

According to a study from the United States, "Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling (SOCS) proteins are recently identified inhibitors/regulators of cytokine/growth factor signaling pathways. We have previously shown that SOCS-3 is upregulated in mice after sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture; however, the contribution of SOCS-1 to septic morbidity and mortality is unclear."

"In the present study, we characterized SOCS-1 expression in different tissues and delineated putative mechanisms effecting SOCS-1 expression in thymus from septic mice. We observed no difference in SOCS-1 expression in blood, peritoneal leukocytes, lung, and spleen taken from sham or septic...

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