FUNCTIONAL IMMUNOPHENOTYPING FOR PRECISION THERAPIES IN SEPSIS

Mahil Rao, Patrick W. Mcgonagill, Scott Brackenridge, Kenneth E. Remy, Charles C. Caldwell, Richard S. Hotchkiss, Lyle L. Moldawer, Thomas S. Griffith, Vladimir P. Badovinac

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Abstract

Sepsis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although many more patients are surviving the acute event, a substantial number enters a state of persistent inflammation and immunosuppression, rendering them more vulnerable to infections. Modulating the host immune response has been a focus of sepsis research for the past 50 years, yet novel therapies have been few and far between. Although many septic patients have similar clinical phenotypes, pathways affected by the septic event differ not only between individuals but also within an individual over the course of illness. These differences ultimately impact overall immune function and response to treatment. Defining the immune state, or endotype, of an individual is critical to understanding which patients will respond to a particular therapy. In this review, we highlight current approaches to define the immune endotype and propose that these technologies may be used to "prescreen"individuals to determine which therapies are most likely to be beneficial.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-201
Number of pages13
JournalShock
Volume63
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2025

Keywords

  • ELISA
  • Immunoparalysis
  • elispot
  • endotype
  • flow cytometry
  • hyperinflammation

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