Sepsis

Data on sepsis discussed by researchers at Tampere University

Published in Blood Weekly, June 11th, 2009

According to recent research published in the journal Shock, "Nitric oxide (NO) as a vasoactive substance is a crucial element in the pathogenesis of sepsis. Endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) is, in turn, a key regulator of vascular NO production."

"The eNOS gene polymorphism at position 894 (G >T, Glu298Asp) resulting in T allele has been studied in the context of vascular diseases, but its role in sepsis has not yet been explored. We here studied the effect of eNOS Glu298Asp polymorphism on the clinical course of the disease in patients with bacteremia. The study comprised 147 patients with bacteremia caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae,...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-06-11)

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