A hypolipoprotein sepsis phenotype indicates reduced lipoprotein antioxidant capacity, increased endothelial dysfunction and organ failure, and worse clinical outcomes.
Faheem W GuirgisLauren Page BlackMorgan HensonGuillaume LabilloyCarmen SmothermanCharlotte HopsonIan TfirnElizabeth L DeVosChristiaan LeeuwenburghLyle MoldawerSusmita DattaTodd M BruskoAlexis HesterAndrew BertrandVictor GrijalvaAlexander Arango-EsterhayFrederick A MooreSrinivasa T ReddyPublished in: Critical care (London, England) (2021)
Lipoproteins predicted poor sepsis outcomes. A Hypolipoprotein sepsis phenotype was identified and characterized by lower lipoprotein levels, increased endothelial dysfunction (ICAM-1) and organ failure, and worse clinical outcomes.