In bacteremia the majority of bacterial species are killed by oxidation on the surface of
erythrocytes and digested by local phagocytes in the liver and the spleen. Sepsis-causing …

The majority of bacteremias do not develop to sepsis: bacteria are cleared from the
bloodstream. Oxygen released from erythrocytes and humoral immunity kill bacteria in the …

Purpose Extracorporeal blood purification systems based on combined
membrane/adsorption technologies are used in acute liver failure to replace detoxification …

New composites based on Ca-alginate hydrogels were produced that release activated
charcoal (AC) particles with adsorbed povidone iodine (PVP-I) as a model antimicrobial …

Porous carbons can be used for purification of bio-fluids due to their excellent
biocompatibility with blood. Since the ability to adsorb a range of inflammatory cytokines …

Nanoporous adsorbents are promising materials to augment the efficacy of haemodialysis
for the treatment of end stage renal disease where mortality rates remain unacceptably high …

In North America, approximately 700,000 cases of sepsis occur each year, with mortality
ranging between 30% and 50%. The American Journal of Pathology has featured numerous …

Background The emergence of severe sepsis is contingent upon the occurrence of a
cytokine storm (CS), a multifaceted process intricately entwined with the temporal …

There is a range of medical conditions, which include acute organ failure, bacterial and viral
infection, and sepsis, that result in overactivation of the inflammatory response of the …

Hypercytokinemia, also called “cytokine storm”, is an exaggerated immune response to
either acute or chronic injuries.[1] A positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune …